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I am a former sitter who staffed such parties and can vouch they are some very good memories from our side, too. Definitely in the "foundational responsibility" category to be like 14 alongside your bestie managing a basement teeming with 2-8 year olds. I am convinced this contributed to my radical sense of under-whelm upon going to American college, where 20 year olds are sort of allowed to act like///are treated like adolescents. I'd been taken so seriously as a sitter aged 12-18 (as soon as I got my license I was driving parents' and teachers' cars all around town to pick up and chauffeur kids). I hated feeling like I'd regressed in perceived maturity!

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