What Does Being A Babysitter Mean

For me, a life changing experience has been becoming a babysitter. While being a babysitter I’ve learned self-control, the impact each of has on others’ lives, and what it means to grow up.

Before getting my first babysitting gig, I thought almost nothing of what my mom meant when she said, “Patience is a virtue,” And while yes I am by no means a mother, but dealing with other kids has taught me a lot about what being a mom, or just growing up really means. I know now it means self-control, which has always been a struggle of mine. Often times, I found myself getting angry at literally anyone I could get my hands on, sometimes even myself. This lack of control caused me many unhappy days in general, none the less for the people around me. My boss, who just so happened to be my mother most of the time, told me to never allow my emotions to get the best of me. She told me to separate my work life and my personal emotions. To treat the kids I watch not like I was a temporary guardian but like I was a bodyguard. I learned and am getting better at separating the two.

Some people don’t run their air conditioning, and it will get so hot and I will get so aggravated that I’ll head-aches, and time moves so slow forever. Other times it’d be too cold it’s hard for me to find the strength to get up and go actually do stuff instead of finding a nice blanket to nap in. But just when quitting seems like my best option, a direct deposit or paycheck is given to me. All the suffering and enduring is worth much when a pay check is there waiting to be cashed and spent. Though the biggest reward for my hard work came not in checks, but instead in the words or actions of some of the kids I watched over. Whenever I hear them say my name and run up to hug me after we haven’t seen each other for a while I know that my hard work wasn’t in vain, and my prize for working hard is shown through their happiness and