Through those moms, I joined
a babysitting coop which was also very nice.
Join or start
a babysitting coop with other moms who are home during the day.
Or, you could always suggest ways to save on child care, such as starting
a babysitting coop.
Set
your babysitting coop's rules to protect everyone in the coop.
In
a babysitting coop, all of you will swap time instead of money to share babysitting time.
I find it to be a very deeply ingrained belief within me and I am trying to overcome it — both by examining where that aching sense of feeling alone comes from AND by creating new habits and new social connections (hiring babysitters, having housemates, considering moving into a cohousing community, creating
a babysitting coop, attending neighborhood social gatherings, etc.).
Not exact matches
For example, a recently formed
coop in Western Massachusetts uses Popsicle sticks, each representing one hour of
babysitting.