Bad babysitter

By cantprovenothing - 18/04/2014 21:31 - United States - Arlington

Today, I was babysitting a 9-year-old kid, when she got thirsty and asked for a drink. All I could find was some kind of Mexican fruit drink, but I didn't realize until too late that it was actually hard liquor. I had to scrub her mouth out with toothpaste and put her to bed to cover it all up. FML
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NotGabe 28

The next morning will be interesting...

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GirlGamer12345 22

That could actually be dangerous. You need to pay attention or find another line of work.

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Witchylady 17

Water is always a good choice! The only thirst quencher. So why didn't you give her that?

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cinderellabarbie 1

what you should of done is takr her to the ******* hospital you idiot!!

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Dordanni 10

That kid probably only had a sip before spatting it out and saying "gross"

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sugarysofalof 22

Haha ooh, that's not good. This reminds me of an FML from way back in 2009 where the girl accidentally have the 4 and 2 year old she was babysitting margarita mix. This must happen more than I thought!

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brenton490 19

I'd say this is a double standard blame here. First, should of checked the label or as past people said checked with a test taste or sniff. Second it always helps to ask the child what they normally drink. (but don't always believe them children are sneaky) Second, why didn't the parents have drinks for the child ready for you., or talked you through that maybe tap water is what they give their child. Also as I read from someone else's comment it's not good to have alcohol in plain sight cause children don't always know what is alright to drink. In the end probably should of told the parents. That way they can make sure she is alright, and maybe if they hire a different baby sitter they can avoid this from happening again.

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kingdomgirl94 29

They probably thought what their 9 year old is old enough to say what they usually have to drink or get it themselves, OR that OP had enough sense to just pour a glass of water like every other reasonable person. My brother is nine, and trust me, by nine they're more than capable. A forth grader is more than capable, and if Op is old enough to babysit, op should be intelligent enough to pour water when there's no juice immediately in sight. It sounds like she kept looking even after not turning anything up right away.

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SilverSet 16

If you don't know what the drink is, you should ALWAYS test it before giving it to a child.

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mstoock 12

Who the hell gives a child an unfamiliar drink without checking it first? I hope the child didn't drink too much or it could be dangerous. Should have also told the parents.

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