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Originally posted by swissmiss04
Has anyone stopped to consider that most parents of young children are waaaay too tired to even think about going out, esp that late? What is she doing (or not doing) so that she has the energy to go out that late? I have no children and I would find it hard to go out that late at night. Forget it if I had kids.

You took the words right out of my mouth!!! I have a 20 month old, and when she goes to sleep SO DO I. Now I'll go out on occassion, a rare occassion, not even because I don't want to leave her late (which I don't most of the time) but because I'M tired!! A child that has started walking and half talking will run you ragged. The fact that she has the energy to go out at 3 in the morning says that she isn't the one taking care of the baby most of the time. Which is sad. I'm sorry, but I would not leave my daughter with ANYONE whom I didn't trust IMPLICITLY, sorority sister or not. Watching my child is not like letting someone borrow clothes or money, my child is a person, and a young person who doesn't know better about a lot of things, so to leave her with GROWN person who doesn't know any better is asking for trouble. I don't even leave her in the living room if I have to go to the bathroom unless she's in her chair. Baby proofing, while it should be done, isn't foolproof. Kids do get smart, and eventually they'll figure out how to get around those things (my daughter tries to anyway! lol).