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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TrinityNevada 11
I would never feed/give anything to a babysitting/elderly client if I didn't know what it was. Did she ask for that drink? If so, then she knew what she was doing and played a trick on you. Otherwise, you can stick with milk or water. Hopefully her parents aren't too mad, but I'm wondering why they were storing liquor in the house if they didn't want her to experiment. Sorry, But I know of a 16-year-old who was left home alone for TWO HOURS and gave herself alcohol poisoning. First thing they wanted to know after she was stabalized was, "What were you doing leaving her home alone with liquor in the first place?"
Andicc 19
Wait...what? Because the parents had alcohol in the house they must have WANTED her to experiment? What the hell kind of logic is that??? They had liquor in the house because it was THEIRS and I'm sure they enjoy drinking it because they are ADULTS and can do so, I'm pretty positive the last thing they wanted was their 9 year old drinking it. So, according to your theory...because I have beer in my refrigerator, I must want my 2 year old and 4 year old to "experiment". You have a sick mind.
rocker_chick23 27
73: How stupid are you? My parents had a locked cabinet filled with alcohol and I never felt the urge to experiment when I was still living there.
SilverSet 16
The girl is 9 YEARS OLD, not 16. She probably didn't even know what it was when OP gave it to her. And your logic is stupid, people don't keep alcohol in the house because they want their kids to experiment, they keep it because they are adults who want to enjoy a drink every now and then.
sarneeley 14
You should always be upfront with the parents. Sometimes accidents happen but lying is on purpose.
mgagx31 3
If the bottle has a cork then I wouldn't recommend giving it to a child...
8born8 18
I wonder what illustrations were on the packaging?
haroldstagram 12
Ever heard of water?
amisharose 3
Umm couldn't you find water in the tap?
dave20012 15
Wow That was a dumb move..to give a child hard liquor even though you didn't realize it then put the child to bed..I mean have you thought maybe they might suffer from alcohol poisoning?
dman1997 5
If the label of a bottle of drink is in a foreign language you should probably do a taste test before giving it to small children.
nevermore905 1
really? were you two somewhere where water isn't a thing that exists?
Yeliab333 20
that is awful! she could get hurt