Kids and Babysitter: Make it stop

Make it stop

By Levi2411 - 31/12/2018 04:00

Today, I'm babysitting. The kids have only been home at the same time together for 15 minutes. Two of them have punched each other and the other is running in circles screaming. What is wrong with this picture? FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2011 03:36 - United States

Today, I'm babysitting three children under the age of seven. They have no discipline, don't listen, scream all the time, won't nap, terrorize my dog, and have peed their pants a collective 5 times today. I am not getting paid for this. Their mother has no plans to come get them any time soon. FML

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By ellen77 - 13/09/2013 05:55 - United States - Santa Barbara

Today, I had to babysit two kids. It all went well until one of them duct taped a knife to a toy machine gun, lit the barbecue on fire, and ran around like a wild banshee screaming obscenities. The other one got scared and climbed onto the roof of the house. FML

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By UnpaidBabysitter - 07/08/2019 04:00 - United States - New York

Today, I was shut in a boiling hot room with six children: a 10-year-old who kept shouting, a belligerent 7-year-old, two 5-year-olds who thought hitting me was funny and two 2-year-olds, who wouldn't stop crying. Their parents were just outside, laughing away, ignoring me. FML

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By ihatekids - 14/07/2016 20:43

Today, the favorite activity of the four kids I'm babysitting is running up to me when I least expect it and farting on me. I can't even sit down without them attacking me with their butts. FML

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By joxerthemighty39 - 01/02/2011 03:11 - United States

Today, I had to babysit two kids. I told them to stop fighting, or to sit on separate couches. They stopped. I asked why nobody would sit on the other couch, where I'd been sitting. They told me it was the couch their autistic brother often pees on. FML

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Demon child

By never again! - 22/06/2021 02:01

Today, I was babysitting my nephew. He was acting up, so instead of spanking him, I put him in the corner for timeout. He screamed and thrashed and kicked the walls so hard my neighbors called the police. My sister wasn’t answering her phone, and I had to explain why a 7-year-old was acting like that. FML

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By Rory - 14/04/2012 22:19 - Canada - Toronto

Today, despite the fact that I'm really sick, my mom insisted that I come home and help babysit my cousins this weekend. When I got there, everyone else took off to do "errands," leaving me with three hyperactive, howler monkey-like children to deal with. FML

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By peestain - 25/10/2010 10:06 - United Kingdom

Today, I babysat my neighbour's spoilt bratty twins. When I told them it was their bed time, they pushed me over. One then started smashing me with a plastic sword, and as I lay helpless on the floor the other one peed on me. I got owned by two five year olds. FML

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By annoyedwithkids - 02/07/2011 05:48 - Canada

Today, I was baby sitting ten year old twins. When they first saw me, they ran away screaming and hid in the closet. This isn't the first house where this has happened. FML

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Whack-a-Mole

By Anonymous - 28/09/2019 02:01

Today, I had to pick my daughter up from pre-school because she repeatedly hit another kid with a stick. Apparently, my parents have been letting her watch violent action movies again. FML

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foolest 7

Monday 31 December 2018 4:34

the babysitter

fooltemptress 36

Monday 31 December 2018 4:21

You’re posting to FML instead of actually watching the kids?

Comments

acmariner99 25

Monday 31 December 2018 4:02

They’re kids?

TxKitten79 10

Monday 31 December 2018 20:45

Right?!?!? LOL. Loved the (very true) response!

fooltemptress 36

Monday 31 December 2018 4:21

You’re posting to FML instead of actually watching the kids?

Levi2411 41

Wednesday 2 January 2019 22:18

Yes, definitely! That's the goal of all babysitters, to post things and not watch the rugrats. Pft. No, they were asleep.

foolest 7

Monday 31 December 2018 4:34

the babysitter

manb91uk 22

Monday 31 December 2018 5:03

Maybe it's time to break out the wholesome activities? Lego, painting, footie in the garden. They sound over stimulated so an active game will probably help. Is there a park nearby?

Yudith 24

Monday 31 December 2018 13:55

I totally agree. They need some sportsy activity outside, like soccer or a fight club. If there's no park or greenery nearby, let them play in the alley behind the apartment or in some abandoned yard (check for used syringes first). Leave some empty soup cans and sticks for them to play with. This is the old "don't come back before dinner" trick of our grandmas. It's good for the cardio, it does wonders for the imagination and it never killed anyone according to everybody over 50. Anyway, kids are overprotected nowadays.