Thanks, I hate it!

By thebabysitter - 14/08/2009 07:34 - United States

Today, I just got done watching my cousin's two kids for four days while they were on vacation. I fed, clothed, and bathed them for four days of hell and got paid with a $5 shark tooth necklace from the Bahamas. FML
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RuralNinja 0

Just because you're family doesn't mean they can **** you like that. They had the money for the Bahamas, so they have the money to pay you for your work.

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lexiBRo 0

You mean you agreed to babysit for free (or without discussing payment), and they brought back a sharktooth necklace from the giftshop ?? I seriously doubt the souvenir was a form of payment, but perhaps next time you discuss payment ahead of time? Family usually screws you over more than strangers.

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jessxoxo28 5

y dont u tell them about the hell u went through and tell them to give u more. i watch my cousins to, but not for 4 days- thats just crazy.

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AshleyRose784 0

lesson learned, don't babysit for them again.

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suthenreblstud 0

I think the only FML part of the story is that HE is a male and he got a necklace... unless you're a fag... haha, that's an FML too... ******. Go wear your fag necklace with pride!

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linyah 11

...huh..i am not sure if you are trolling or just being an idiot that needs to be taken out of the gene pool.

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Zombifest 2

I watch my nephews all the time and expect nothing in return, you help family they help you. I usually get offered dinner though. Now you've learned that next time you need to discuss the arrangement a little more, most of the time families do not think of things in business terms they just think of it as a favor.

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urmomsass 0

YDI for being a pussy, im 13 and I have 4 younger siblings under the age of 8 and my older brother is mentally retarded, I watch them all every day for most of the day because Im homeschooled and my parents are ******* lazy when they get home from work

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Lichinamo 33

That's not right. A teenager taking care of four young kids and a mentally retarded one? I don't think that's fairly ethical

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dbgtboy 0

stop complaining, theyre your family youre not supposed to take money from them, i spend lots of hours helping out my cousins with computer problems and i dont get paid a dime for it but you dont see me complaining.

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saailaway 0

thats different you retard. his family is being selfish for not paying the man for doing a job. we're talking 4 DAYS of babysitting. cheap assholes

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honeyishrnkdakid 2

Um, sometimes it is appropriate to charge family members for things. I agree that helping cousins out with computer problems is not something you ask for or expect money for. I don't even think babysitting for a day or two is something you ask for money for. But I do think babysitting for FOUR DAYS is something you should get something for. I mean, presumably OP does have a life. And the cousins should have the decency to acknowledge that, I mean if they can afford a trip to the Bahamas, they can afford to compensate him for his time, energy, and hellish experience.

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honeyishrnkdakid 2

I get so sick of people using family as an excuse to screw people over. Family doesn't mean you get to get taken advantage of.

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honeyishrnkdakid 2

I only say YDI because you should have negotiated money beforehand. Sorry that happened :-(

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SarlaccBits 0

Ok, unless they told you from the beginning that you were going to be paid – this isn’t a FML, just you being a selfish ass. It’s family - you help family out without expecting anything in return.

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Teekayahr 0

I agree. If you expect to be paid, make sure you express that intention before they settle on you.

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