Assume feeding and caring for in addition to driving? Whoa! Being male and therefore out of the mommy-logic loop, maybe I'm out of touch but I wouldn't do anything like this for anyone for 25 bucks a day. Nor would I allow my wife to do it for such a pittance while compromising the care of our own children. (Just made that up. I'm not married or raising children, just trying to make a point.) From the replies to OP, I'm seeing about 1/2 minimum wage plus much risk and zero benefits. On the other hand, I know what it's like to not have money and the joy of being able to depend upon something coming in where there wasn't before. I don't know your situation. Your call. How important is it? My situation is on the other end. Full-time care-giving for elderly mother. Doesn't amount to anything. Basically, companionship and meal-making. Somebody has to be here at all times. I pay $15.00 @hour for this service from known/trusted people. That includes sleeping time. My occasional 24-hr. single-overnight weekends cost me $360.00. Eight-hour daytime shifts are $160.00. Nobody will do anything for less than that where I live. Your responsibilities and risks will be greater than my hired substitute care-givers. And I doubt the pay-scale and/or expectation is any less in Oregon than it is here. Your friend is trying to buy trust and dependability at a discount price. If you're both OK with it, that's fine. Just saying at the amount suggested by other respondents, I think you're getting ripped.

Depends on a lot of things....not the least of which is where you will be...and the responsibility of the sitter. I like 13 to 14 year old girls....they are old enough to be responsible and young enough to spend a lot of time playing with your kids and not be on the phone with friends. And I find that after that age they are too busy to baby sit or have other jobs. My daughter baby sat at 10....but with the infant next door and when she did we were always home. Linda C

For one child, I pay $5 an hour to high schoolers. College age kids are asking me for $10, so I only use them if there are no high school age kids available LOL $10 is more than fair for low-maintenance babysitting like you're talking about (1 child only, child will be put to bed for half that time, etc).

KKNY, it seems you have alot of unresolved anger and bitterness regarding your X and his GF. Let it go. Please. Do it for yourself and your kids. It seems to me that you are always defensive when it comes to Bio-moms and step-moms. I know you love your DD and all, but unless her dad is a total screw-up, trust that she will be taken care of. You cannot control every aspect of her life. Nobody is trying to replace you, but with the situation as it is, its only natural that the stepmom be involved in some way. To believe otherwise is folly. And please stop talking down about the SMs and GFs. I understand that GFs can come and go, but once their relationship is legal, her role becomes very important in the child's life. Once you understand and accept that, the happier you will be. Best of luck.