Bad babysitter

By cantprovenothing - 18/04/2014 21:31 - United States - Arlington

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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NotGabe 28

The next morning will be interesting...

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GirlGamer12345 22

That could actually be dangerous. You need to pay attention or find another line of work.

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raphanne_fml 33

You couldn't smell that it was hard liquor?

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supermansgf 11

This is exactly what I was thinking! Alcohol is usually such a strong scent, just opening the lid would typically emit a smell.

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SilverSet 16

OP, you're an idiot. You didn't even taste it before you gave an unfamiliar drink to a child? Or smell the alcohol that is impossible to over look when you start to pour? That little girl could have gotten very sick because of your incompetence. I really hope you've learned your lesson.

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BeeHMC 9

You should have told the child's parents. You could have seriously hurt her. You need to find a different line of work and fast.

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WasabiMars 21

Grand mistake you made there. You're in a bad situation OP. So what happened the next morning? C'mon don't leave it hanging. Some of us would like to know what happened next.

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molliciousj 19

Seeing as how people are calling OP an idiot and a child abuser who could get charges filed against her...I don't think we'll be getting a follow-up....

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rocker_chick23 27

You tried covering it up? If I was the parents I would fire your ass for endangering my child. It sounds like you didn't even explain it to the parents

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glabberfasted 16

OP could even have charges filed against her. This is illegal, and could have killed the child.

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cberry427 8

A little alcohol isn't gonna kill a 9 year old

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rocker_chick23 27

#57:Yes it can. It depends on how much alcohol was in it, how much she drank and her weight.

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kayteakay 26

I assume the 9-year-old wasn't chugging liquor and taking shots. One sip is enough to reveal the true contents.

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rocker_chick23 27

Some people are allergic to alcohol and can die if they drink it.

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rocker_chick23 27

Then you're aware that people with food allergies can die even if given tiny amounts.

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arandomusernameaa 20

Yeh but your point is irrelevant because the child isn't allergic to alcohol... I was drinking whiskey when I was 9 and I turned out (pretty much) alright!

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kingdomgirl94 29

Cause if you're not allergic, of course the kid couldn't have been! Wow! Now we know what every allergy everyone could possibly have just by knowing your allergies!

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rocker_chick23 27

#157: Just because you drank when you were 9 and never got alcohol poisoning doesn't mean anything. This might be a hard concept for a person with a low IQ, but everyone's body is different.

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doodlecloud 26

Ignoring possible allergies, the issue is that 86 says it wouldn't be a problem because they wouldn't have had much. However, OP obviously didn't test it till it was too late and a child WOULDN'T stop, especially if it was a fruity cocktail like drink. Half the stuff they eat/drink is new to them, they're not going to stop just because they don't recognise it and they're unlikely to recognise that it's alcohol. They would've just thought it was some odd new fruit juice like OP did.

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MissBehavin77 18

How could you have not known that it was hard liquor? I thought maybe the alcohol content label would have given it away.

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brandoneyez1 25

Didn't say it was alcoholic on the label.

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Krissey_DJ 16

If she actually drank it all then that's one tough kid My brother made me take a sip of his liquor once and it burned my mouth and throat Never ever again

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KeinBaum 12

My father once gave me apple cider instead of apple juice. He said it was the quietest night he ever had with me.

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kittcatt 8

You mean hard cider? In the US apple cider is a non alcoholic beverage and alcoholic ciders like Angry Orchard are known as hard cider.

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magickitten 26

And not everyone in the world is from America....

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orsombre_fml 11

In Europe, cider always contains alcohol.

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kingdomgirl94 29

Canada has both , non alcoholic cider tends to be referred to as and served as warm apple cider though.

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Guardian88 21

Read the label much or you know SMELL THE DRINK FIRST!!

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