“As if any further proof were needed… how any of this babysitting malarkey is still a thing nowadays is just as baffling as The Cloverfield Paradox. Not its premise, just its being. Have today’s parents seen any of the babysitting-centric movies of the late 80s and early 90s? Because they’re acting like they haven’t. So consider this a public service announcement on why you’re statistically safer to send them to nursery than to hire a babysitter…
To read the rest of my feature on how the 80s and 90s demonised the babysitter, then please follow this link.