Now ask them all at once, and not in a group chat.
The back-and-forth shouldn’t be part of it.
Five separate texts. A group chat nobody wanted. Half a day of waiting to find out if Saturday is happening. You already did the hard part — you found people you trust. Asking them should be the easy part.
One sentence. One text. The first yes wins.
Tell Bébé once
“Hey Bébé, I need a sitter Saturday, six to ten.” Say it out loud or type it. Bébé takes it from there.
She asks everyone at once
She texts every sitter on your list at the same moment.
The first yes wins
The first to say yes is confirmed on the spot, and the booking lands on your calendar and theirs. Your night is covered. The logistics, to-do to done, in under a minute.
Your list stays as current as your life is.
Your list is the neighbor’s daughter, the preschool teacher, your sister-in-law’s sitter. You did the vetting years ago, in person, over time.
Add someone the day your village grows. Take someone off the day they leave for college.
That’s the kind of ask people keep saying yes to.
Everyone answers honestly, on their own time. Free that night? Say yes. Busy? A simple no is a complete answer, all by itself — a sitter you like should never owe you an explanation.
They never download an app. They text, the way you already talk to them. The only thing they add is the booking, straight into their calendar.
Bébé reminds your sitter the day before, and again on the way out the door. She reminds you to pay them, with their rate and payment app right there. Plans change? Easy for Bébé. Tell her once, and everyone knows.
Written once, handed to whoever is sitting, exactly when they need it.
Allergies, medications, bedtime routines, emergency contacts.
Your family’s information lives in your account and does one job: helping a sitter take care of your kids.
Add your sitters, add your kids, and you’re set up for good.
Everything after that is one sentence to Bébé.