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This is a popular question amongst parents in Bakersfield lately. My husband and I have yet to actually pay a babysitter (besides the drop off daycare center in town) because we usually just trade between friends. However, in another group, I believe the average rate seemed to be about 8 dollars an hour, at least for the first kid. Apparently, if you have to transport the babysitter, you can expect to pay less and the older the babysitter, the more you pay. I would LOVE to find a sitter, that I can call up whenever I need them... and they come to MY house where my children are comfortable. Then I wouldn't have to worry about my kids spilling fruit punch on the sitter's carpet or fretting about whether my 3 year old made it to the potty on time. However, my dilemma is.. how in the world do you get past that barrier and let a STRANGER watch your kids for the first time?!

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