I love them! Really!

As long as they are not mine. I am not a baby-hater! However, they can get annoying at one point and mostly for a girl like me who has no brothers, no sisters, no younger cousins, no nada! I want to have children of my own at one point in my life, but after my experience of last week I will probably not have them at all or probably I will buy a 24/7 babysitter with no life of her own.


If before I wanted a football team -adopted and my own - now I think one child is more than enough even if I have someone to look after him. They drain out all the energy you have and after they have tried all your patience they tend to loom over you like the bad version of Batman. And as angelic as they seem, they are far away from being Cinderella/Prince Charming/Catwoman/Spiderman/etc!!! Been there, done that! Don't even try to fool me with your evil intentions wrapped in pink paper and white ribbon! Oh, no, no, no! Every time their eyes shine and their face turns pink something dark and mean comes in their mind! I can even see that light bulb turning on! And I don't know how but they manage to get out of it with clean hands! I always got caught as a child, actually I confessed, but I never understood how I become the Joker when I am just trying to do my best in creating a nice, calm, fun atmosphere!

Last week I babysat for the first time in my life. I was more nervous than the mother who was laughing at me every time I was calling her to make sure she did not find someone else to do it. Every Tuesday for five weeks I will be babysitting for four hours this 4 year old boy, which is not that bad. He was calm and nice - even though he almost stained my favourite jeans with his sunscreen lotion - and if I said "No", he would listen. On the other hand, his nonstop energy and stamina were driving me crazy and I was not even able to have a decent conversation of five minuteson the phone - or maybe that is not allowed in the first place? Alex was jumping up and down and he made me sing the Spiderman soundtrack. At least he found it funny.

I am paid for it also. So, money help me get through it and it is kind of a well-paid job and an easy one. You can study, watch cartoons or SF movies or write e-mails while the little one tries to figure out the puzzle you just bought for him to keep the boy occupied. I wonder how it will be tonight. I have some exams coming up and I need to concentrate. Probably I will bring my playstation 3 to keep him busy. You never know!

Bye-bye now! I'm off to see my toddler! Well, isn't he a teenager at the age of 4?