“Mom, do I really need a babysitter? I mean I’m thirteen, after all.”
“Probably not, sweetie, but it would make your father and worry less. And besides, don’t you think a whole weekend alone in the house would get lonely?”
“I guess so. I just wish you guys thought I was more responsible.”
“Alright Josh, I tell you what. If you’re well behaved for the babysitter and Sam gives your father and I a good report, we’ll think about letting you stay home alone next
“Probably not, sweetie, but it would make your father and worry less. And besides, don’t you think a whole weekend alone in the house would get lonely?”
“I guess so. I just wish you guys thought I was more responsible.”
“Alright Josh, I tell you what. If you’re well behaved for the babysitter and Sam gives your father and I a good report, we’ll think about letting you stay home alone next