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RE: Wacky Teebackee
March 4, 2020 at 6:00 pm
(March 4, 2020 at 5:21 pm)Brian37 Wrote: I post a cute story about a kid giving a act of kindness and it makes me post this video.
(March 4, 2020 at 5:15 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Maybe it will help you to think of it like this: all babysitting is childcare, but not all childcare is babysitting. Babysitting is a specific type of childcare done by someone other than that child’s parent or legal guardian. This not an opinion, it is a fact and cannot be reasonably refuted.
Boru
Watching a kid, is watching a kid.
This is as stupid as saying "calamari" and "squid"
NO SHIT someone who is not the parent is the "babysitter". But it is still the intent of watching a kid, which is what a parent does and would want the same attention for the same kid. So no, I have no problem saying that a parent can "babysit" their own kid. Unless you think a child when not under the care of a parent deserves less care under someone who is not their parent?
Sorry, I’m unable to dumb this down any more for you. Good luck and try to quit smoking.
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RE: Wacky Teebackee
March 4, 2020 at 6:34 pm
babysit
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Idioms.
ba·by·sit also ba·by-sit (bā′bē-sĭt′)
v. ba·by·sat (-săt′), ba·by·sit·ting, ba·by·sits also ba·by-sat or ba·by-sit·ting or ba·by-sits
v.intr.
1. To take care of a child or children in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To take care of or watch over someone or something needing attention or guidance.
v.tr.
1. To provide care for (a child) in the absence of a parent or guardian.
2. To watch over or tend: babysat the neighbor's plants for a week.
**Note the part that says 'in the absence of a parent or guardian'.
Once again - Brian you don't get to decide what words mean. We have an established definition and saying the mother of child was babysitting for her child is wrong.
We have non-native English speakers here who have a better command of the language.
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RE: Wacky Teebackee
March 4, 2020 at 6:34 pm
(March 4, 2020 at 6:08 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (March 4, 2020 at 5:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I suspect we’ll top it eventually.
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I'm not sure. I'm certain.
Oh, I dunno. Brian could stop making silly mistakes or I could stop pointing them out. Either one of these would put a stop to...
Nah, you’re right.
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RE: Wacky Teebackee
March 4, 2020 at 6:46 pm
As Curly says, "Certainly!"
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RE: Wacky Teebackee
March 4, 2020 at 6:55 pm
Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
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