By Amanda - 10/03/2013 16:08 - Canada

Today, when I got home, my child had three bruises. My babysitter's excuse? "She hit me first". FML
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waffule365 16

Maybe you could give the babysitter a few bruises.

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misslifeguard 7

Here's what you do; fire her, press charges, then go on Care.com for the perfect babysitter

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DracoSpirita 21

I don't think OP's kid is old enough to use a taser.

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mk58 31

And that would help how? OP wasn't in the house at the time anyways.

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skyeyez9 24

Well, I hope you did something about that piece of shit abuser and not let her get away with it. Did you hire an adult, or some bratty 13yr old to babysit?

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MDNative 6

its time to get a lawyer nd a new babysitter

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fleur_de_fevrier_fml 22

OP just make sure she gets reported and never can babysit again. Who knows what could happen to the next child she'll mind. That sick cowardly bitch.

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The_Honey_Badger 17

Charge the sitter. That's ****** up.

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Epikouros 31

On the plus side: you have a credible bogeyman now. If the kid is misbehaving again, just threaten to hire this babysitter again :)

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BellaBelle_fml 23

We don't know the entire story here, but based on the fact that the babysitter hit the child hard enough to leave three visible bruises I think it is pretty safe to assume that it wasn't a very pleasant experience for the child and may have actually traumatized them. Because it would be based in reality and on something that actually happened to the child, threatening their child whenever they misbehaved with putting them back into the hands of the very person that harmed them, would potentially cause even more trauma and possibly breed a lack of trust in their parents. And children should always, ALWAYS, feel that they can trust their parents to protect them from any harm. Your idea, although it may have been meant as a joke and I just didn't see it that way, is a very bad idea.

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SillyGirl4602 23

If the kid was traumatized by this experience then I think your suggestion is a bad one. Edit: 123 said it better

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interesting33 36

Tell the police! That is assault - and really bad - I mean she works with children! They are daily being placed in her care! The police need to know so that she won't do it to another innocent (or hitting) child in future. Also, did you know her or was she qualified? Maybe only get family friends, trusted people or people from safe agencies? You may have done that though. But tell the police - she clearly doesn't understand the boundaries - she needs to be stopped from doing something worse in future!

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MischievousLoki 6

I have to admit, I have before left few scrapes and bruises on kids I have babysat. But not from abusing them just from when we go outside and be crazy and silly. I even got myself own bruises and scars from babysitting. But from that babysitter saying "She hit me first." That is just stupid, she really should be reported. If you just rough-house with the kids and they are at a correct age for rough-house then it's okay. But just hitting a kid because the kid hit you first. Is a big no-no. Talk with the police about it and don't even pay her. Hope your kid's okay!

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chottu 16

That's horrifying! Definitely call the police and report the incident, this time it may be bruises (which are terrible as it is) but next time she babysits someone's child it may escalate further.

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