I was talking to my 14-year-old cousin tonight about babysitting

[Roon]

Did you know that some kids are getting 8 bucks an hour? If I had a car I would jump that racket in a heartbeat! I got a dollar an hour when I was a kid. Not a penny more!

[AsahinaKimi]

1. crap!!!

I only got 75 cents an hour.
:cry:

[Roon]

2. Awwww!

I am not going to say anything crazy like "that was a long time ago though".....ooops..I just did!!! :-)

[Chan790]

3. My parents paid $5/hr, almost 20 years ago.

There were extenuating circumstances though. We were evil children of above-average intelligence. It was more bribery than anything.

[Roon]

4. Wow!

That's like the babysitter in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip! The sitter would always shake the parents down because Calvin was very smart and had a lot of energy.

[dugaresa]

5. I paid $10/hr for experienced baby sitting that involved diaper changes

and I was okay with that