Is A Guy Babysitter Weird Or Creepy

Have you ever had a weird babysitter?

My mother’s co-worker’s 17 year-old son was hired to babysit my 9 year-old sister, 5 year-old brother, and 10 year-old me. Let’s call him, “Bob”.Bob was a really big and intimidating guy with long hair but he seemed nice for the most part. He was really in to the group, KISS, and would actually wear the makeup during the day and even wore it once to babysit my sister, brother, and me. How my parents didn’t see this as a warning sign is anyone’s guess. But, it was the 70’s and (I think??) parents were a little bit more trusting.Anyhow, Bob did a few really weird things. One of them was he “taught” my sister (who was born with birth defects affecting her heart) how to properly smoke. I knew that that couldn’t be a good thing so I took the cigarette away and said he could teach me instead (I had no health issues). After pretending to smoke I never touched another cigarette in my life. My sister, on the other hand, smoked for years and had a plethora of health problems.Another weird thing Bob did was wait for my sister and I to go to sleep and he would sneak into our bedroom to scare us. He held two cigarettes up to his eyes and in the dark it looked like demon eyes and then he would say he had to sleep in our bed because he was afraid. He slipped into my sister’s bed and again, I said, “she wets the bed” to deter him from “sleeping” with her and he would come into my bed. I just didn’t want him hurting my little sister because she was learning disabled and had so many health problems. Even at a young age I “took one for the team” as they say but I don’t remember him doing anything sexual except he asked to hold my training bra. Maybe I blanked it out of my mind.Believe it or not, the absolute weirdest thing Bob did was he (claimed) had a baby skull on top of a walking stick and a black cape and top hat. He made my sister, brother, and me walk up and down the street in our pajamas chanting some weird words. I remember my little brother being terrified of the whole thing and gripping on to his blanket with one hand and my arm with his other hand.Bob was just a little strange.

Does a normal boy need a babysitter at 13?

Most 13 year olds would not need a babysitter, but it depends on the child.I wouldn’t hesitate to leave my youngest son, who is 13, at home by himself during the day. I would possibly be a bit more cautious at night, but more for my son’s sake than for mine—I would be concerned that he might worry if he heard an unexpected noise. One of my nieces would never stay home alone even when she was in her mid to late teens. There are even adults who don’t like being alone in a house at night.Parents know their children best and are therefore in the best position to know what their children are capable of. Some 13 year olds are very immature and can’t be trusted not to get into trouble. (It was years before I could rely on my sons to lock the door behind them when they came home from school. They would just forget, despite being repeatedly told to lock the door). Other kids might panic if something went wrong, for example if there was an intruder or a fire. While the chances of that happening are slim, it’s not impossible, as news stories show us.Basically, there is no one-size-fits-all rule for leaving your children at home alone. Most 13 year olds would be more than capable of being left at home without a babysitter, but there might be others—even those who are neurotypical—who shouldn’t be left alone at that age. However, having a ‘babysitter’ is demeaning for a teenager. A better option is to have a couple of friends over to keep him company—include one a couple of years older if you can. As long as you know the other teens are responsible, that should work.