Miscellaneous: Today, I babysat for a woman for the first time. When I arrived,...

By never again - 30/08/2012 01:03 - Canada - Carstairs

Today, I babysat for a woman for the first time. When I arrived, there was a large pile of dishes in the sink. I decided to wash the dishes for her while the kids napped. She came home, noticed it, and bitched me out over how I'd only done it "to try and get more money" out of her. What? 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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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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Little darling

By Anonymous - 21/05/2016 04:27 - Australia - Clayton

Today, I babysat a kid who was such a bratty little prick that I actually considered walking out on the job. After his mom finally got home 4 hours later, he called her a slut. When he got in trouble for it, he claimed that I taught him the word. Needless to say, I didn't get paid. FML

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By hugs511 - 25/07/2009 04:21 - United States

Today, I spent my date night babysitting. After waiting three hours later than I was supposed, the mother finally gets home at 11, too late for me to get out and have any fun. Already annoyed, I take the money as she says, "I hope this is enough, I got hungry and spent some of your money." FML

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By Thanks a lot - 23/10/2015 01:27 - United States - Chestnut Hill

Today, I babysat for my neighbor's brat kid. The mom gave me $15 for 5 hours. I complained to my mom when I got home because last time I got $15/hour. Turns out my mom had told my neighbor that she thought they'd paid me too much last time. Thanks mom. Thanks. FML

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By rachelllynne - 09/05/2013 17:44 - United Kingdom - Manchester

Today, the woman I babysat for blamed me for the cut on her son's face, and fired me with no pay for not looking after him properly. He already had the cut when I arrived. FML

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Keep it clean

By germy germs - 01/07/2021 19:01 - United States

Today, my wife bitched at me for not washing my hands before handling the dishes. The dirty dishes. That were sitting in a sink of hot soapy water. According to her, the dirt from my hands was gonna make the dirty dishes even dirtier. Huh? FML

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Extended play

By Not a babysitter - 09/02/2024 15:00 - United States

Today, I taught a kid piano for a two hour lesson. The mom left to do some errands, and by the time two hours was up, she texted me asking to watch the kid for another "15 minutes" while she returned home. No problem, she had the money too, so I stayed. Four hours later, she showed up, and refused to pay me extra. FML

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By lockedoutbabysitter - 09/03/2010 17:19 - United States

Today, I was babysitting. Being kind, I went to grab their mail, while their 4 year old ate lunch. He locked me out, wrecked the house, and let me in right when he saw their car two hours later. I didn't get paid. I paid them. FML

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**** you, Susan

By Anonymous - 04/12/2022 10:00

Today, I washed all the dishes that had been piling in the sink over the week, and set them in the drying rack before I left for school. I came home to see that my dad’s girlfriend had put them back into the sink, along with her dirty dishes. She told me to re-wash them. Why? “They didn’t smell clean.” FML

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darth1 18

Thursday 30 August 2012 8:46

Yeah because somehow, you doing her dishes sucks the cash right out of her wallet.

peve3 12

Thursday 30 August 2012 8:47

Next time don't do anything and leave the house a mess. Then when she gripes you out, remind her of this occasion. Kind of hard to have it both ways.

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maemismile 22

Thursday 30 August 2012 16:32

I get you. This summer, I babysat two kids from 9-5. The parents get back 8-9 ish. I texted her and said I would like to stay an extra hour or two, so the kids weren't alone for so long, and I'd do it for free. She still bitched at me. XD crazy moms.

mariet_fml 23

Friday 31 August 2012 8:24

Just to be sure that I'm reading you correctly, you babysit from 9AM-5PM, but the parents don't get home until at least 8PM? If I had kids young enough to need a sitter, I'd love a sitter that offered to work longer just to make sure they were okay.

wubbazugg 5

Thursday 30 August 2012 17:49

And if you'd left them, she would have complained about you being a slob. Some people just set you up to fail in any case.

klx125cross 9

Thursday 30 August 2012 19:33

Thats shit Op

spiritfang11237 16

Thursday 30 August 2012 19:33

I am thinking a previous babysitter asked for extra for cleaning around the house hence the snapping at you, OP. Still I think she could've handled that a lot better even if that was the case.

Souperflip 2

Thursday 30 August 2012 20:11

These comments made my day. Thank you.

hateevryone 14

Friday 31 August 2012 0:11

Next time let the bitch clean her own shit.

ScaryLullaby 10

Friday 31 August 2012 2:36

I wouldn't come back to her house ever again after that happened.

HaleyMae92 3

Friday 31 August 2012 4:50

I done the same thing for my boss lady and she was thankful they were washed but she then proceeded to get on to me because that was not my responsibility. My boss is the greatest!!