It was the only time that I felt like a grownup with a house to myself, without parents or siblings breathing down my neck. While I’m sure that the toddler’s parents got a steal of a deal since I only charged $4 an hour, I don’t think I would ever put my kids in the care of a 13-year-old today.īut alas, my 13-year-old self babysat all the time. I vividly remember babysitting a child as young as two when I was a 13-year-old that couldn’t drive. In retrospect, 13 seems pretty young to babysit a whole gang of children.
I remember that I couldn’t wait until I turned 13 so that I could start making my own money. Way back in the 90s, I was a professional teenage babysitter.
