Green Mom: Speed Dating

Disclaimer: This post is not “green” related.

Neither my husband’s family nor my family live in the same state as us so we do not have a large pool of babysitters to choose from. So when I came across this blog post I was intrigued. The more I kept reading though, the more I kept thinking about speed dating. I haven’t participated in speed dating myself, but from what I’ve seen on television, it’s a whirlwind night of interviewing potential dates in five minute bursts.

A children’s boutique in my area has taken the same idea but instead of dates, parents are looking for date nights. It’s speed dating, babysitter edition. Groups of parents meet up with groups of babysitters and have brief conversations about their needs. If it’s a match, you might go home with a phone number or e-mail address. If it’s not, you can move on to another potential sitter, or go home and try internet dating. Both of these options are worth considering, but I think I’ll leave dating to the teenagers and trust good old parent referrals for finding my babysitters.