Anxieyote
Sobriety over everything else • 30 • Midwest
- Mar 24, 2021
- 445
To me, this is the ultimate metric to determine if you are doing a good job of blending in socially. A parent isn't going to let just anyone babysit their kids, and they're usually very careful about selecting who watches them while they're out and about.
I think 90% of the time the responsibility falls on members of their immediate family, but friends also let friends babysit their kids if they have known them long enough, or if they appear to be independent, responsible, and trustworthy. Teenage girls are also viewed as good candidates, because they are non-threatening, and tend to want to take on caretaker roles.
I know I would fail the babysitter test because I'm slightly autistic, and my conversations with people are stilted and unnatural. And there's enough people around me who describe me as "odd" that I'm automatically out of the selection pool.
I think 90% of the time the responsibility falls on members of their immediate family, but friends also let friends babysit their kids if they have known them long enough, or if they appear to be independent, responsible, and trustworthy. Teenage girls are also viewed as good candidates, because they are non-threatening, and tend to want to take on caretaker roles.
I know I would fail the babysitter test because I'm slightly autistic, and my conversations with people are stilted and unnatural. And there's enough people around me who describe me as "odd" that I'm automatically out of the selection pool.