Today, I was babysitting a 9-year-old kid, when she got thirsty and asked for a drink. All I could find was some kind of Mexican fruit drink, but I didn't realize until too late that it was actually hard liquor. I had to scrub her mouth out with toothpaste and put her to bed to cover it all up. FML
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Today, I was babysitting. The kids were thirsty, so I poured them both a cup of the green juice I'd found in a jug in their fridge. They downed it in a flash. It wasn't until later on after I'd poured myself a cup and taken a sip, I realized I had given them margarita mix. The kids are 4 and 2. FML
Today, the nine year old girl I was babysitting got the hiccups, so I told her to drink some water upside down to cure them. She ended up vomiting on the floor. FML
Today, I helped myself to a small glass of cocktail from the fridge, not realising it was alcoholic. I told my mom what happened. She made me drink salty water until I vomited so I wouldn't get "alcohol poisoning". I'm 19. FML
Today, I came home from work, only to find the babysitter passed out on the couch with a bottle of Jack Daniel's. At some point, it seems my son had taken the liberty of peeing on her while she slept. FML
Today, while babysitting, the oldest little girl who is 7 went through my purse. She pulled out a half empty bottle of lube. She asked what it was and I told her lotion. I went to the bathroom and when I came out, the bottle was empty and there were 4 kids covered in lube. Then their mom came home. FML
Today, while sleeping off my hangover, my niece asked me to get her a drink. I gave her a beer, I didn't notice it until it was gone. She is only 6 years old. FML
Today, I was at a restaurant with my son when he started to choke on his food. Panicked, I grabbed the closest drink I could reach and made him gulp it down. Only when I received tons of dirty looks from people at other tables did I realize I had given him beer. My son is 8. FML
Today, I was looking in the refrigerator for something to drink. I found a jug of lemonade with a piece of paper on it saying "Mom's Lemonade, Don't Drink!" I was really thirsty, so I ignored it and drank the whole jug. My mom is about to have a colonoscopy and had filled it with laxatives. FML
Today, I accidentally filled the lemonade machine with margarita mix that already had the tequila mixed in. It was served to three kids before anyone figured it out. FML
Today, I was packing my son's lunch and we'd ran out of water bottles. I asked my 16 year-old to run to the store. She didn't want to, but gave me one she had. After dropping my son off, my daughter frantically told me she'd made a mistake. I sent my second grader to school with a bottle of vodka. FML
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NotGabe 28
The next morning will be interesting...
GirlGamer12345 22
That could actually be dangerous. You need to pay attention or find another line of work.
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Comments (171)
KevinGT97 9
Lol you're not yourself when you're thirsty.
syed121417 22
First of all, if you don't know what something is, don't give it to a child. Second, is there no water bottles or tap water in the house? I find that hard to believe
claiiire_fml 17
So because it's a Mexican drink it's spicy? That's a slightly racist and stupid thing to say.
OzzyTheGiant 14
come on OP, the spanish word for alcohol is alcol, it shouldnt have been that hard to miss
iwadasn 33
If she was thirsty, why didn't you just give her water instead of an unidentified drink?
dingostacy 14
I guess the kid can hold down liquor better than many people. But yeah I would tell the parents. What happens if she got alcohol poisoning? If you explain you they would be more willing to trust you. If you hide it and they find it... Waaaay worse
pandoralilybelle 13
As someone who has been a babysitter for years, I'm struggling to understand why you didn't read the label first of all, smell it, or the most obvious thing to do...give the child water?!
fmlfantom 8
You say you cant prove nothing but you just posted it to the internet so theres lots of proof now
saryndipity 4
You are an idiot and could have killed that child. Please stop babysitting and do the world a favor by not having children.
kalbrek009 20
I agree that you should have: tasted/smelled it before giving it to the child-told the parents what you did &.....if you can't read the label properly...DONT give it to a child. You should have just given the child water. YDI, hope you get fired for incompetence.