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By Anonymous - 13/03/2013 14:41 - United States - Modesto

Today, I found out why the parents whose children I babysit use me so often and on such short notice. It's not because they have abrupt nights out; it's because their kids hate me, and me being around is their way of punishing them. FML

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By babysitter93 - 22/07/2009 12:17 - United States

Today, I was fired from the babysitting job I've had for 2 years. I thought maybe the mother had found out that I sometimes let her kids stay up late and have extra sweets. The real reason, as she told me, was that she didn't want her kids loving anyone more than they love her. FML

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By not the cook - 09/06/2013 17:38 - United States - Wernersville

Today, I found out that my restaurant's food is so bad that the only reason some people visit is because they're punishing their kids. FML

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By Lonely School Kid - 30/07/2015 22:35 - Canada

Today, I found out why I was always picked up last from school. My parents didn't want the other parents to find out I was their kid. FML

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I quit!

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United States - East Carondelet

Today, I'm babysitting kids whose parents said they would be back by 12. Its 4 a.m. and they still aren't home. I don't get paid enough for this. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/04/2019 16:00

Today, I had to quit my job. Why? Because I don't have a babysitter anymore. All I did was tell them I didn't want them mocking my baby when he cries. FML

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That's not how it works

By Anonymous - 05/09/2021 02:01

Today, I babysat the neighbors’ evil kids. They dropped them over at my house and I played with them for five hours. After taking the brats back home and putting them to bed, their mother asked me what time I came back to the house. She only paid me for the 20 minutes I was in their house. FML

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You got played

By Anonymous - 01/08/2021 22:01

Today, my son-in-law's parents were saying it was a shame our kids were so busy working that they have to babysit all day, four days a week. Me and my wife babysit three days a week, which is when we realised our kids have basically tricked us four grandparents into raising their baby all week, including weekends. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/10/2010 00:52 - United States

Today, a woman got out of a car to scream at me as I was walking with the kids I babysit, demanding to know where I was taking her children. Apparently the woman who pays me is also a babysitter, who I have been "covering" for on her party nights. The mother doesn't believe I didn't know this. FML

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Threat

By fuck you, kid - 16/07/2014 18:56 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I babysat a 9-year-old kid for the first time. The moment his parents left the house, the little shit looked me dead in the eyes and let me know that if I didn't let him do whatever he wanted, he'd tell his parents that I touched him in his "no-no place". Suddenly I hate kids. FML

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The Punisher

By Anonymous - 01/01/2024 05:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I found out that my daughter uses visits to my house as punishment for her kids. “Do as you’re told or we’re going to grandma's house where you’ll be bored for hours.” FML

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Pretty_Pink_Lady 10

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:06

You're not actually sitting on the children, are you?

Pleonasm 35

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:08

And? So you can get some sort of sadistic pleasure from torturing them, WITH approval from the parents, AND get paid for it???? My dream job.

Comments

jgomez58 12

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:20

It's odd how you refer about your brothers and sisters as your parents children.

gabe222 25

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:24

It reads 'the parents whose children I babysit.' Nothing there about OP's parents.

kishorekumar_a 10

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:26

'the parents' not 'my parents' Read it again and again until you understand it completely. Until then refrain from commenting.

kinky44 28

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:20

So what, that means you're effective. Doesnt really matter why they hire you as long as they pay.

ksks1234 33

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:21

Maybe you can negotiate a raise. This seems like a win to all involved (except the kids).

TheDrifter 23

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:21

May I suggest recording the theme song to a bunch of cartoons and playing them at random times until they get excited and run into the room? Or make them play in the living room while you watch reruns of mash?

Enslaved 36

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:21

Hopefully the parents will never learn that time out is free for them. In the. . . mean time, Bank!

AllThingsBright_ 11

Wednesday 13 March 2013 19:21

Parents with creative punishments FTW! My girlfriend's parents used to make them sit and listen to Family Radio (this old Christian station that used to read scriptures to you etc. remember the end if the world prediction guy? That was his radio station) as a punishment.