Kids: Today, I babysat for my neighbor's brat kid. The mom gave me...

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 Charity - 20/03/2017 17:00 - United States

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By Anonymous - 30/03/2009 13:34 - United States

Today, a mother wrote me a $130 check for babysitting her four kids for a few hours. Trying to be gracious, I said, "Wow, thank you, this is very generous!" She thought for a minute, then said, "You're right." She took the check back, ripped it up, and wrote me a new one for $55. FML

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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 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 GabsAlot829 - 21/07/2009 22:17 - United States

Today, I babysat the most annoying and obnoxious kids for almost eight hours, when the parents assured me that they would only be gone about three or so hours. After constant calling and worrying, they finally showed up at 11:30, completely drunk. The mother paid me with three dollars and a banana. 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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By Liz - 09/04/2009 21:51 - United States

Today, I had to watch my neighbor's daughter for 10 hours. She wouldn't eat anything I had to offer, so I ordered a pizza for $19 + a $5 tip = $24. Her father came by to pick her up, thanked me, and gave me a $20 bill. I effectively just paid to watch his kid. FML

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By JazzyandAlice - 20/09/2009 06:06 - United States

Today, I went to babysit eight kids under the age of ten, all by myself. After five hours of Hell, the parents finally came back from the ASU game. I got paid $5. FML

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Friday 23 October 2015 14:46

Well, don't complain to mother. Complain to neighbor. That is less than the average wage. Still tho your mother should keep to herself rather than saying that. It's almost saying your not worth that much.

MdMan2 23

Friday 23 October 2015 14:49

$3 per hour? That's absurd. You should discuss that with your neighbor. Forget what your mother says.

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Allusivness 21

Friday 23 October 2015 14:46

Mpii 11

Friday 23 October 2015 16:19

The most puzzling part to me is, that she didn't tell op. Why would she do this behind ops back! I'd feel betrayed in a way! I'm sorry for you Op!

lavapants 15

Saturday 24 October 2015 19:53

It's not a formal job and she has no contract to get minimum wage.

MikaykayUnicorn 36

Sunday 25 October 2015 2:39

#77 although that is true, babysitting is one of those jobs that isn't as easy as it seems, especially when the kid is a brat. $15/hr is a little excessive, but $15 for 5 hours if dealing with a kid you can't stand isn't really worth it; I wouldn't want to baby sit again for the neighbor after that if it was me.

vikky538 28

Friday 23 October 2015 14:48

You mother has very wrong expectations about wage!!

MdMan2 23

Friday 23 October 2015 14:49

$3 per hour? That's absurd. You should discuss that with your neighbor. Forget what your mother says.

anythingrandom 23

Friday 23 October 2015 15:24

yes, next the fix the wage beforehand.

longbeck4 28

Friday 23 October 2015 16:15

I make 3.75 an hour and baby sit from 9pm-4am

kibster9 20

Friday 23 October 2015 16:21

Well do you babysit more than one kid?

klutz44 28

Friday 23 October 2015 16:25

25 - is the kid asleep and are you asleep (at least part of the time)? If so, that actually seems reasonable to me.

MoxleyCrue 17

Friday 23 October 2015 16:32

That feels really low to me. I babysit, I never set my price in advance, and the lowest I've ever gotten was $20 for four hours with both kids were sound asleep the entire time.

may14th 26

Friday 23 October 2015 18:07

yeah I don't have a set price either. Once my shift or whatever is done and they offer me money they always ask if the amount is OK and I usually agree with that because they pay me well

chriss2015 13

Saturday 24 October 2015 17:19

Whenever your a teen babysitting especially a young teen you get ripped off a lot. I used to get 20$ for babysitting a kid from 5-12 at night, and the kid was a major brat. Sometime it was overnight. In the morning sometimes the woman wouldn't even pay me. If OP was in a similar situation I feel bad for them, espeically because most teens don't speak up about being paid improperly. Her mom pretty well screwed her over. However $15/hour is more than I make at my current really job, so I can't feel that bad about it