# How do I talk to friends about not wanting to be a babysitter for their child?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-to-friends-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-babysitter-for-their-child/435336 "2008-01-28T18:05:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shecky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-talk-to-friends-about-not-wanting-to-be-a-babysitter-for-their-child/435336/61 "2008-02-13T14:40:25Z")

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I noticed they don’t offer to pay. Tell them politely that it’s not customary to give up free time.

They only keep asking you because they’re cheap.

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