In Reply to: babysitters posted by nessbali on Thursday, 16. July 2009 at 16:26 Bali Time:
I don't think it's fair on the older child who may encounter a situation they don't know how to handle, like a creepy guy knocking on the door. I think it's too much responsibility.
When you get there you will probably find someone nice working at the hotel who is happy to babysit and gets along with your 13 year old. I think that if you explain to the 13 year old that the rules are different in a foreign country and that you need someone there who can speak the local language in case anything happens, they'll understand. Get them a DVD and some home delivered Maccas and I'm sure they'll be happy to hang out with a babysitter.
You could always try telling your husband you're using the babysitter to help her out because she needs the money. It's only like to be 100,000rp or so.