Babysitting while following tour, or bring the cage??

edvedder913

Lowlight wrote:

OffMeGoes wrote:

I thought I could get some advice about babysitting on this thread because it is a thread about Babysitting....
next question.....

And who better to give advice about hotel baby sitting services, than us?

hahaha, perfectly put!

Me personally - would NEVER leave my son with a sitter I did not know. I had family until he was over 8 years old. Back then from 2000-2006 I sacrificed MANY shows. Now he is 10 and I am able to go see more again. He either stays with his dad, grandmother or my nanny who has been with us for over a year and watches him every day after school. I am not throwing stones at the OP, but I myself could NEVER imagine doing such a thing. I would NEVER trust a stranger alone with my child.

Keiran

I too have a very strong opinion concerning this issue, but I'm not going to share because the OP didn't ask for my opinion, he asked about hotel babysitting. In this day and age, I would be surprised if many hotels, mainly due to liability issues, offered this type of service. Probably the best solution would be to allow a trusted family member care for your child. I know it would be difficult to leave them behind as it appears you and your little one are fortunate to spend most of your time together. But to be honest, this is probably the best solution for your son. And bottom line, I think that's what you are looking for.

I'm not offering my opinion, even though I've been parenting probably longer than many of the board members have been alive lol. The reason is because I'm still busy screwing up as a parent. Any of us who are parents (and the least bit honest) know we've screwed up. It isn't that we don't love our kids, it's because we are human and fallible by nature. And it's also because our parents screwed us up, as did their parents and so on to infinity.

All parents struggle with the complete selflessness and sacrifice that is required of this job. Even our god Eddie, now that he is a parent, has spoken of such matters. Look, the OP is just having one of those struggles. I have no doubt that whatever arrangements the OP makes, he will put the safety and needs of his child first. If he didn't really care, he would have never asked, he would have just dumped the kid.

GTFLYGIRL

URthekey wrote:

Whenever I have to shlep the kids along I bring a "nanny". Usually my niece to chill at the hotel with my daughter while I go to the show. It costs more to have another mouth to feed, but for the piece of mind you have while at the show its worth it.

without reading every post on this thread... those are my thoughts exactly.

I have done this. If you get the right person... they are more than happy to do it. I almost WISH i COULD do it this year!! I would love to do some traveling with my kid. It's really a lot of fun... and the young person that travels with you... think age 20 or so.... gets to go places and do and see things they may not otherwise get to do. I have found it's a win/win situation.

GOOD LUCK!

tacet

The only advice I would give is to not leave the boy with anyone named Uncle Ernie.

youngster

I hear the Catholic Church offers very hands on babysitting services.

BinauralJam

THIS is what the TRUNK of your CAR is for. :twisted:

OffMeGoes

....I just found a few good babysitter ads on Craigslist Cleveland and the Buffalo WingIt Newspaper.......one teenager just outside of Cleveland is only 6 bucks an hour, and though she says she doesn't have a lot of experience with kids during her 14 years on earth, she does have a car.....but, I think I am catching on to what several of you are saying.....is this correct:?? No to strangers?? close??

I have figured a few things out in life....pretty sure we will be okay.....would still like to know what anyone has ever experienced if they have used a babysitter service at a nice hotel....I guess I would compare what I am talking about to the Carnival Cruise kid care that I took such a massive risk on and that I am sure you will judge me for.....

BTY...plenty more of my photos are around if anyone is interested. Just don't ask me for videos or drawings, which I would now expect to be asked for by a handful of you, but would still not understand....

Trixie

I really don't get why everyone is getting on this guy. He merely asked what, if any, experiences others had had with hotel babysitting services. Had people actually responded to the question by giving their experiences, if any, instead of unsolicited advice about how to raise his son, the sarcasm may have been kept to a minimum. One thing I've learned about this forum (despite my addiction to it), is that people who jump all over someone and, in the meantime, completely ignore that "someone's" point, have way too much time on their hands.

GTFLYGIRL

Lowlight wrote:

Better yet, spend that time with your 4 year old.

Sounds to me like this is EXACTLY what he is trying to do! He is trying to spend an enormous amount of time with his four year old on a roadtrip around the country.... AWESOME! When my son was two i had the opportunity to travel for a month around the southwest... more or less just the two of us.. we had such a great time! We went to Las Vegas, San Diego, LA, Phoenix and a bunch of spots in between. Had a great time!

He IS trying to spend time with is four year old... just trying to work out the logistics... three weeks on the road with his dad 24/7... except for 10 shows @ 3 hours each ... well 21x24=504 less the 30 hours he will be at the shows = 474 hours spent with his son in a three week period of time.

Look at that... he was taking your advice before you even gave it!! :P

mickeyrat

Awesome. Keep fucking with him folks. Dude is HILARIOUS!!!!!! Op "I GET" your sense of humor and good luck to you sir.

May I suggest a slightly longer trip to hit up some must sees around the country?

Man , what a lucky kid. Dad is a riot.

hopethatuchoke

I have the answer for you! Problem solved.

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=5c5e29e3-0c81-44dc-bab1-f7650fdf206e

mickeyrat

hopethatuchoke wrote:

I have the answer for you! Problem solved.

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=5c5e29e3-0c81-44dc-bab1-f7650fdf206e

just don't park in a tow away zone!!

OffMeGoes

GTFLYGIRL wrote:

Lowlight wrote:

Better yet, spend that time with your 4 year old.

Sounds to me like this is EXACTLY what he is trying to do! He is trying to spend an enormous amount of time with his four year old on a roadtrip around the country.... AWESOME! When my son was two i had the opportunity to travel for a month around the southwest... more or less just the two of us.. we had such a great time! We went to Las Vegas, San Diego, LA, Phoenix and a bunch of spots in between. Had a great time!

He IS trying to spend time with is four year old... just trying to work out the logistics... three weeks on the road with his dad 24/7... except for 10 shows @ 3 hours each ... well 21x24=504 less the 30 hours he will be at the shows = 474 hours spent with his son in a three week period of time.

Look at that... he was taking your advice before you even gave it!! :P

Anyone on my side can use my Hermosa Beach waterfront house while I am away for four weeks......seriously...I wont be here, and it is a waste to sit here empty during some of the nicest parts of the year......besides, I may need someone present if this dog collar actually gets him back from St. Louis or Cleveland, or where ever he ends up getting lost.....it would be ashamed if he had to sit in the backyard while I continued the tour.........

SOLAT319

I have no advice to offer but you're funny. Where in Cali are you?
Edit:
Well, forget that. I just saw where you are.

embrace

OP- you totally crack me up, your stream of conscious style is great

canoegirl

don't let peoples words get you down, your a good dad, your teaching your son passion, travel, history along the way, memories along the way, the best thing, "gift" you can give a child is to let them see who you really are so they in return have the strength to become who they are, its so intrict and hard to explain at times, like ok my dad raised me on rod stewart, my friends were raised on country so i always felt "odd", and now when i here rod on the radio, which is a story in itself because i recently moved and where i came from the only played him in the 80's on the radio i haven't heard him in many years, but it brings back the memories about the dad i loved i'm so thankful that my dad was into rod stewart and plaids and tartans because all of that matters... and yet we were a disfunctional family so to speak but one thing i know or feel is that the voice of the grunge era was all about kicking back, so kick those negative words and thoughts back to where they came from like a soccer ball, lol, they probally have their kids on freakin scheduled play dates, HELLO, please excuse the imperfections of my spelling

RiddledWithMetaphors

I love the author Ted L. Nancy. He writes similarly to the OP. Very great!

By the way, I will be traveling to all of the shows in a Ripe Banana Costume. I can move and walk and sit, I just appear as a large, ripe banana. Anyone know if the venues will have a problem with that? Thanks!

SOLAT319

What's your first show? Or are you doing the entire US leg?

OffMeGoes

canoegirl wrote:

don't let peoples words get you down, your a good dad, your teaching your son passion, travel, history along the way, memories along the way, the best thing, "gift" you can give a child is to let them see who you really are so they in return have the strength to become who they are, its so intrict and hard to explain at times, like ok my dad raised me on rod stewart, my friends were raised on country so i always felt "odd", and now when i here rod on the radio, which is a story in itself because i recently moved and where i came from the only played him in the 80's on the radio i haven't heard him in many years, but it brings back the memories about the dad i loved i'm so thankful that my dad was into rod stewart and plaids and tartans because all of that matters... and yet we were a disfunctional family so to speak but one thing i know or feel is that the voice of the grunge era was all about kicking back, so kick those negative words and thoughts back to where they came from like a soccer ball, lol, they probally have their kids on freakin scheduled play dates, HELLO, please excuse the imperfections of my spelling

OMG.....talk about confusing!!! When I read this I thought my mirror transcribed my talk with it last night and posted it on my thread....., then I got to Rod Stewart and the record player arm scratched long and loud across my imagination...

OffMeGoes

I need to say a huge thank you to everyone that has reached out to me or that has offered the information I was seeking.....I know the boards have no real rules or real etiquette (believe me, I have benefitted from that because there is no way I should get away with 1/3rd of what I do.....).....but as I sit here naked, I just wanted to really say that all the fun I had with this thread ended up with me really feeling that there is support out there when people are in need of real advice.....(in this case, mostly from humans that were factory equipped with a uterus, while those without the option tended to advise me on how to raise a kid in general....)......do I think there is a family amongst Pearl Jam fans?? With this experience, I must say that I absolutely believe and have absolutely rejuvenated my strong assertion that there is indeed no such thing as a family amongst pearl jam fans.......hahahaha....none of you are coming to my Thanksgiving Dinner, and none of you will be getting birthday cards from me. Although, my half birthday is coming up and if anyone needs my address again for the shipment of the presents (remember, half birthdays need double the gift to make a whole..... .5 bday x 2 gifts = 1 amazing payment of respect). Remember to check the annual registry at, go figure, www.honoringourhero.com.


So, although most of all I would like to thank myself, I truly am trying to say thank you to everyone that helped me fight off all the mouth breathers........they may return with a vengeance, but now with all my new friend's standing guard, I have a wall to sit behind. Naked, of course.....