friends help: im stuck babysitting my little every day of the summer holidays. - Help.com

Raising children is a tough job (as i’m sure you know from all that babysitting). I am guessing that your mother is working which is why you have to look after your sister? I know it’s not as fun as you had wanted it to be but you can still do fun stuff together, can’t you? Also, there should be an element of pride coming through here, your mother has given you the ultimate responsibility, asking you to look after your sister. It must be she trusts you to be mature and grown up about it and help her out. You could also try speaking (as a grown up) to your mother about things and ask if it would be possible for you to have some ‘time off’ to meet up with your friends etc. That doesn’t sound like an unreasonable request. Hang in there and try to have fun with your sister. This is shaping both of your futures.

It sounds to me like this is the stage where you mother needs to step in and remind your sister of the rules, when your mother is out YOU are in charge. I would guess that your sister isn’t happy that her mother is leaving her in your care and is trying to rebel in a way (by refusing to go out). Perhaps you could explain to your sister how you feel, that you aren’t happy about not being able to go out either, but that you hope you both can have fun together during the summer as you are both in the same boat. In a way you need a ‘common enemy’ to unit you and your sister. Perhaps both you and your sister could put ideas into a hat and each day pull one out and do that. That way you both get a chance to do what you want. She can put in ‘watch TV all day’ if she wants then.

Good luck with it. Depending on the weather you could put in suggestions like: Ten Pin Bowling, Movies, Going to the Park, Swimming, Tree climbing, Cooking/Baking. Or perhaps ask the neighbours if they want their cars washing (and earn a few pennies together).