Bad Kids...enough said

So I was gonna save this for later...but I started talking to a friend about the bad kids that she is babysitting at the moment...so...I'm gonna talk about bad kids and their parents. So my friend is being nice and taking time out of her busy day to babysit these kids that range from 5 to 13 (or something like that). First of all, seems like these kids could babysit themselves for the amount of time that she's there but anyway...so this little 5 year old boy decides he wants to have a tantrum and is screaming for his "mommy" and throwing toys...which are aimed at my friend...the babysitter...so what does she do...(1) Beat that ass...(2) Block the toys in hopes that it ends soon...or (3) go take the toys from him and put him in "time out"...well first impression would be to beat that ass...but since this is a job and we want to act accordingly number 3 would be the correct choice...ok..now for the parents. While she babysits, the dad is at work...but the mom...is usually there at the house...now I'm thinking what is she doing that is not important enough for her to leave the house but too important for her to do it and watch her kids that are old enough to behave while she's in the house...What is the point of having children when u hardly spend any time with them...when they go to school and come home to a babysitter who sometimes even puts them to bed...For me, I dont understand how a parent can lay sleeping in their bedroom while their 2yr old daughter is crying and screaming for them at their door...what am I as a babysitter supposed to do? Tell her to quiet down because her mama and daddy are trying to sleep...or just let her cry...And what gets me is parents that know their kids are bad but when you tell them that they did something they act like they have never done it before or they laugh at it...how can you be proud about having unrully kids that don't respect or listen to anyone...even you...

~Shaunta~