Chapter 1: Planning For Summer

I was eighteen and a newly minted high school graduate looking forward to college. As this was my last summer before becoming a college student it was my intent to enjoy it as much as possible. Fortunately, my parents were paying for my schooling and expenses so it wasn’t like I had to find a summer job like so many of my less fortunate friends. True, I DID baby-sit now and then but it was more because I enjoyed it than anything else. Being financially independent allowed me to pick and choose who I wanted to sit for which was fortunate as there were some people whose kids were absolute brats. Although they may not have known it, there was neighborhood “black list” maintained unofficially between the local girls.

It should go without saying I preferred sitting for people with well-behaved kids but it also helped when the parents themselves were more “interesting”. It’s funny how so many people think that they can leave things around and somehow the babysitter won’t find them, or at least will ignore them. I’m talking about stuff like home videos of themselves left in the VCR, incriminating photos “hidden? in the backs of bedroom drawers, risqué lingerie, and much more. Once the kids are in bed it’s fun to rummage around and see what I can find. For me it’s sort of like an Easter egg hunt for naughty babysitters!