Miscellaneous: Today, I went to babysit eight kids under the age of ten, all...

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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By Anonymous - 05/09/2021 02:01

Today, I babysat the neighbors’ evil kids. They dropped them over at my house and I played with them for five hours. After taking the brats back home and putting them to bed, their mother asked me what time I came back to the house. She only paid me for the 20 minutes I was in their house. 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 Anonymous - 03/07/2015 09:09 - United States - East Carondelet

Today, I'm babysitting kids whose parents said they would be back by 12. Its 4 a.m. and they still aren't home. I don't get paid enough for this. 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 Thatguynoonelikes - 29/09/2015 13:21 - United States - Mansfield

Today, I was babysitting a couple of kids. I'd spent time with them before, so I brought my video game console to play with them. I forgot to take it home with me. They soon sold it to another kid for $10. FML

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By bastards - 05/06/2014 20:05 - Netherlands - Den Haag

Today, I babysat the brattiest and most foul-mouthed 8-year-old I've ever met. After I survived three hours of it, his parents finally came home. He claimed I'd invited a boy over and that we did "stuff" on the couch all evening. They believed him. I didn't get paid, to say the least. FML

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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 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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Little darling

By Anonymous - 21/05/2016 04:27 - Australia - Clayton

Today, I babysat a kid who was such a bratty little prick that I actually considered walking out on the job. After his mom finally got home 4 hours later, he called her a slut. When he got in trouble for it, he claimed that I taught him the word. Needless to say, I didn't get paid. FML

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I'm not even supposed to be here today!

By Anonymous - 06/11/2023 00:02

Today, after my family left me at home for the weekend before finals while they went on vacation so I could focus on my studies, I spent the weekend watching my little cousins for no pay. It wasn’t an easy babysitting job either. I had to pay attention to and then re-enact basically every Bluey episode ever to exist, with no time to study. FML

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anniebananie 3

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:13

Why didn't you say anything?! Stand up for yourself!

Alister09 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:10

I would say Hmm...$5 for 8 kids under 10? I think I'll tell everyone that goes to my school that you're cheap and you'll never be able to get a babysitter again!

Comments

HotRodScott 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:19

Lesson learned: state your price for babysitting upfront

waterynuggets 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:19

Yep, this

Gwyndion 9

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:22

1) State a fair price in advance, best to ask people you know who babysit (and 8 kids for 5 hours should be quite a hefty fee) 2) Inform the people you know so they're warned

sika_fml 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 21:44

More like $5 per kid, per hour.

alitairi 18

Tuesday 15 March 2016 0:41

daycare is cheaper than that, you wanna try to be cheaper than daycare would cost.

kira1kira 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:24

sue!

lrb081 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:31

Why did you not confirm the details PRIOR to accepting the job?

allmidnighteyes 10

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:45

tell them you'll go to ASU. Then they'll pay you more.

kokalade 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:45

There was an FML almost the same as this one b4

jackster8786 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:46

was it jon and kate gosselins kids? cause they would totally do something like that.

plexico 3

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:46

I keep asking for an Underpaid Babysitter category so I can ignore it! So, you pulled it 12.5¢ per hour per kid. Do you always sell yourself this cheap?

kukopia 0

Monday 21 September 2009 18:30

Really? I think we need a 'I didn't get what I asked for my X present' catagory first.

gnomey2007 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:47

yeah this is not an FML... this is a ydi..... I've been babysitting for five years and the parents ALWAYS ask me how much I charge per hour the first time. and if they don't I tell them. for eight kids you should have gotten like $15 an hour... unless they were asleep most of the time then possibly $10. If I had gotten $5 I would not have left that house until they paid me MORE. I hope you've learned your lesson.

DrunkenValor 0

Sunday 20 September 2009 16:50

If they hire you again, let the kids get out of control, or explain that santa isn't real, the tooth fairy is a serial killer and that when the lights go out the boogeyman comes to steal all their favourite toys. And explain in grand detail where babies really come from.