Kids: Today, I babysat for two little girls, who wanted to play 'mermaids'....

By babysitter - 26/03/2009 03:45 - United States

Today, I babysat for two little girls, who wanted to play 'mermaids'. I smiled, and said that I would love to play with them. The older girl laughed, saying "You can't be a mermaid. Mermaids are pretty." FML

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By Abby_gummibear - 19/03/2011 21:04 - United States

Today, at the Mommy and Me dance class that I take my four year old daughter to, the instructor had us do a stretch, telling us to pretend we're mermaids. My daughter said to me, "But you're not a mermaid, you're a whale!" FML

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By friend - 29/06/2012 20:48 - Israel - Rishon Le Zion

Today, I was babysitting a little girl, and we were playing with dolls. After we fed her babies, we put them down for a nap. After a few minutes, I asked if they'd had enough sleep. She looked at me like I was a freak and said, "Uh, they're not real babies, you know…" FML

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By laurencoc - 31/08/2015 22:50 - Australia - Perth

Today, I dyed my hair purple. I came out of the salon and a little girl walked past and said, "Wow, you look like a mermaid!", to which her mother quickly said, "No she doesn't, she looks like her parents don't love her." FML

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By I was just following orders! - 04/10/2018 12:00

Today, I visited my girlfriend in the preschool she's interning at. She asked me to continue reading The Little Mermaid to her class, handing me the book. After the story, the whole class started to cry. She never told me to sugarcoat the ending and lie, Disney-style. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2009 18:42 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a 5-year-old girl and we were coloring. She made me a card that was very sweet, so I smiled. She looked at me and went "Don't smile, your smile is really scary." FML

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You had to ask

By hii - 01/03/2009 20:29 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a one year-old. She'd just learned how to say yes, so if you asked her ANYTHING, she'd say yes. I asked her if she liked vegetables and she said, "Yes!" Then I asked her if I was pretty. She looked at me and said, "NO." FML

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By so pray to ariel about it, dipshits - 30/11/2012 19:29 - United Kingdom - Edinburgh

Today, two of my friends condemned me for being "narrow-minded", because I couldn't help but laugh at the thought that someone would believe mermaids actually exist. FML

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By anon - 22/02/2009 04:49 - United States

Today, I got fired from a great baby sitting job because the little girl said I was boring. FML

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By SweeT - 25/10/2008 16:55

Today, I tried to pick up two girls by asking them what time it was. They burst out laughing. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/03/2011 06:07 - Canada

Today, I was performing a show about pirates for a youth program. A child started crying because I wasn't a real pirate. A little girl took my defense, saying, "He's a real pirate, his teeth are all yellow!" FML

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Melanie_fml 0

Thursday 26 March 2009 11:10

I'd have responded back, "and they have to have boobs, so I guess YOU won't be playing! Now let's play a rousing game of hide n' go seek...you go hide!" And then I'd have started reading a book.

Guiseppi 0

Thursday 26 March 2009 10:13

You should have told her that she was adopted.

Comments

Shiden 3

Wednesday 11 April 2012 20:26

That's actually false. IF mermaids existed, they wouldn't have hair and they'd be really fat to survive in the colder waters.

angela3825 1

Tuesday 24 April 2012 4:37

U should have said then how come u can play ? :) haha

newburton13 26

Friday 4 May 2012 1:20

Simple solution. Show them On Stranger Tides.

doglover100 28

Friday 6 July 2012 3:05

I would've told her she was adopted or said that she had to have breasts to play so she couldn't. I like the hide and seek idea where she hides and you don't try to find her.

xRezSynn 15

Wednesday 16 January 2013 17:44

Kids say the darnest thing. Dw OP you're beautiful :D

Xandriajoy10 18

Monday 22 February 2016 2:08

I'm impressed by the level of maturity going on in the comments. OP said they were little girls. Yes, they should know better and it was a mean thing to say, but they're children. Yet all the 'adults' here seem to think verbal or physical abuse is a great way to deal with it.