Comments on: Activity #497: Put your babysitter on a retainer

By: How To: Dinner and a Movie

How To: Dinner and a Movie — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:35:39 +0000

[...] Ever since going on a date with my husband has carried an extra $15 per hour expense (that’s for the babysitter, for those of you who have just entered the world of parenthood), we’ve been looking for ways to squeeze dinner and a movie into as little time as possible. While we spend some of our date nights lingering over long dinners alone or with friends, a fair number are also spent at the theater. (We go out every week, as we have our babysitter on retainer.) [...]

By: 5 Tips for Dating, New Parent Style | giggle GAB

5 Tips for Dating, New Parent Style | giggle GAB — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01:01 +0000

[...] tip: If you are comfortable, go ahead and put your babysitter on retainer so you can have a regular date night out. You deserve a chance to enjoy yourselves without your [...]

By: Momversation: I expect a lot from my babysitter

Momversation: I expect a lot from my babysitter — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:48:27 +0000

[...] have a sitter on retainer. Every Friday night she comes right after I have given the kids dinner. Her job is to give the kids [...]

By: 6 date night ideas that don’t require a babysitter

6 date night ideas that don’t require a babysitter — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:37:42 +0000

[...] the economy totally sucking, we’ve modified our babysitter retainer model slightly and are trying to have a few more date nights at home. If you thought it was totally [...]

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:38:24 +0000

Jen, that is the holy grail of babysitting. I hope you find it too!

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:22:44 +0000

I think date nights WOULD HAVE saved us tons in therapy! Hoping its not too late to start now! I’m planning on hiring someone who is willing to do light food prep/laundry folding etc in addition to hanging out while my daughter sleeps!

By: Date night at home with Cook SF — RookieMoms Blog

Date night at home with Cook SF — RookieMoms Blog — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:43:12 +0000

[...] friend Christine recently told me that she was inspired by my having a babysitter every single Friday night. She has a 4 year old and a newborn. She said that although they’re not going to go out every [...]

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:56:51 +0000

I like your perspective on date night. My husband, our 28 month-old and myself live in my parents house along with my sister. This means we’re a bit crowded, and we have several babysitters on hand, often with little notice. I was thinking about the excitement while dating to see eachother everyday and wondered if married couples lose that. I’ve discovered that we’re blessed to see eachother everyday and that as the weeks go by we start needing real alone time. We get a date about once a month. It doesn’t seem like much but we also get family outtings together and those are fun too since we’re usually in a house of 6 total coming and going.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:34:00 +0000

YES! I think this is a fabulous suggestion. Who knows, it probably will save us on therapy later — and in the meantime I didn’t have to pay $150 simply for the suggestion. Thanks Heather