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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Same thing different taste

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I would tell him to say it again, but record it. Then show that to his parents. Similar situation happened to me and that worked out. Just don't openly show the phone is out, pretend you're texting.

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Vanessa_Leeann26 17

At that exact moment, you should have called his parents, explained the situation and asked them to come back home all while letting them know you do not want to be put in that position. :). You gotta teach these kids who's in charge!

I'm not surprised the new generation of kids are a bunch of ungrateful, idiotic, spoiled brats.

Hiimhaileypotter 52

There are pricks in every generation. Besides, who raised the kid? People should stop making these conments...

XxAlonexX4 2

Aww kids say the darndest things... NOT!!

"You know what else you could tell your parents? That I hit you in the no-no place!" BAM

I would've called his parents then and there and told them what he said, and left.

kierazone 10

I would have immediately phoned the parents and told them what he said and told them that if they did address his behavior then they would need to cancel there plans and find a new baby sitter.

Perhaps I like to live dangerously but, here is how I would have handled the situation: First, I would have ignored the threat and simply invited my little charge to bake cookies with me. It's a rare kind of kid that can refuse the lure of cookies. Disarmed and focused on the treats being formed, I would have started to ask things like what activities the child did with their dad; did they bake cookies like us, play catch, go fishing, etc etc. Again, it's a rare kind of kid that doesn't enjoy spending time with their dad. Once I got them talking and thinking about their dad and all the fun things they do together, that's when I strike; gently of course, because often times these kids just don't know any better. "Anyways little fella, wouldn't you be sad if you couldn't play with your dad any more? That's what happens to adults to touch children in their no-no place - they get sent away for a long time, and they're not allowed near children ever again. How sad would you be if your dad got sent away for a really long time and you never got to do anything with him ever again? Pretty sad I bet. And how mad would you be at the little boy/girl who lied and made the police come to take your dad away? So you see, you mustn't lie about someone touching your no-no place." If you have kids (or grandkids, whatever), whip out some pictures if you got them and start talking about the things you'll never get to do with them ever again, and how sad they'll be if little Timmy/Timmette made their dad disappear. After all that heaviness, make sure you do something fun together to strengthen the bonding so the kid knows you're not going to reject them. Unless they are truly the spawn of Satan (and they do exist), in which case I can agree with the suggestion of immediately terminating the job or, at the very least getting a recording of the blackmail, you'll have just won yourself a little friend and (hopefully) made them a better person in the process. There's no reason to dread babysitting; it's not just a job, it's an adventure!

I must say, I love your idea on how to address this issue. However, a lot of babysitters are teenagers, so not only would that make the story about having to leave their child(ren) unlikely, they won't have enough experience in raising children to come up with those kinds of ingenious methods.

I don’t think it’s a good idea. It’s not up to the babysitter to teach life lessons to the kid, but up to his parents. And what you said, if misinterpreted or badly repeated by the child could turn into “s/he said that if I told anything, they would take my dad away”. Lots of child molesters control their young victims by threatening their loved ones. I think the wisest move is to call back the parents right away, tell them what the kid said and leave the place immediately. No job is worth risking your freedom and/or reputation.