My new role - babysitter

I thought the going rate for a babysitter was around $8-$10 an hour.

It turns out that there is a ready supply of free babysitters. They're older, more mature, sometimes more responsible, hardly likely to bring a date around, burn the place the down, or eat you out of house and home. Neither are they likely to run up a phone bill. They're also called 'Fathers'.

I find it amazing that it's always in the 'best interests of the children' to have the father watch the kids when she wants to do something and always 'not in the best interests of the kids' (disruptive to schedule, something already planned, etc.) when I want to see the girls.