Here at the lovely Fort Campbell there are places to post things for sale that are seemingly "safer" than craigslist (especially after that huge craigslist killing spree). It's affiliated with bookoo.com and is called campbellyardsales.com.
I have gone on this for the purpose of selling and buying things without having to drive around looking for the items. It works just like craigslist does with the purpose of focusing locally rather than state-wide or tri-city. While is a great place to swap goods for money or other goods, I find it unsettling to see posts from people who are looking for sitters for their kids.
Who the hell does that?? Who goes online to find a sitter for their kids so they can hit up a bar with their spouse? You don't know if that person is a pedophile, murderer, or just abusive in general. Is it worth the beers out at the bar to endanger your child??
I would consider this child endangerment! Let's be honest, the military bases offer programs for nights out with your spouse. Get off the couch, enroll your children in CYS, and then you are able to utilize the program. Or, simply, get to know your neighbors and do switch-offs. Take the time to know them and make sure they're on the up and up, then bring up the possibility of switching off a couple of weekends a month. You watch theirs, they watch yours.
Please stop being desperate people who endanger your kids by picking up random people off of the Internet, it's embarassing to us Army wives.
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