Today, I got stuck in rush hour traffic and rushed to the daycare to pick my daughter up. They charged me a late fee for being one minute late. ONE minute. When I protested, the lady said she was gonna scream and call the police if I didn’t pay. It was my last $100 before next payday… next Friday. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I rushed from work so I could get to the library to return a book that was due. The library closes at 7:00 p.m. I arrived at 6:56, huffing and puffing. The lady saw me, slammed the door in my face, and locked it. I now have to pay a late fee for 4 minutes. FML
Today, I dropped my daughter off at a concert where she was performing and went to look for parking. I got caught in freak traffic and it took me an hour to get back there. I missed her act. FML
Today, I went downtown to pay my speeding ticket. After standing in line and arguing with a rude woman behind the desk, I get back to my car only to find an expired meter and a parking ticket. I got a ticket while paying my ticket. FML
Today, I found out that I owed my school $0.20. They decided to charge me a late fee of $20 for deferring the intial payment. FML
Today, I spent my date night babysitting. After waiting three hours later than I was supposed, the mother finally gets home at 11, too late for me to get out and have any fun. Already annoyed, I take the money as she says, "I hope this is enough, I got hungry and spent some of your money." FML
Today, I had to bring my youngest (a 3 year-old) with me to my therapist's, due to not having childcare. After waiting 10 minutes, the receptionist called me up to the desk to inform me that my therapist wouldn’t be seeing me, because of my child being there. Nothing like wasting an hour of my time. FML
Today, my horrible parents turned up to the restaurant I work at just to mess with me. Dad forgot his wallet, what a surprise, and asked me to pay the bill. I refused so my manager got involved. My dad got arrested, I got fired and might lose my lousy flat if I’m late on the rent. FML
Today, I was humiliated, detained, and questioned by police when I tried to leave a store with an unpaid item. I honest to God didn’t see the item because it'd slid under my toddler daughter's leg while she sat in the basket. The store refused to believe me, even when I tried to pay for it. FML
Today, I went to pay my vehicle registration in person to avoid paying the $10.00 online service fee. After a long wait, I came out to find a $15.00 parking ticket on my car. FML
Today, I taught a kid piano for a two hour lesson. The mom left to do some errands, and by the time two hours was up, she texted me asking to watch the kid for another "15 minutes" while she returned home. No problem, she had the money too, so I stayed. Four hours later, she showed up, and refused to pay me extra. FML
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rpy13 13
Unfortunately this is how it works, I worked in day care for years 30 years ago, and that’s still how it was back then. Like $100 for between 1-15 minutes late, $200 for 16-30, etc. They let people off for one minute, it turns into 10, then 15… the daycare industry got fed up.
Hangryko 32
Is this the first time you were late?
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Comments (8)
D J's MOM 17
I call bs. there is way more to this story. no way would i pay 100 for 1 min late.
Hangryko 32
Is this the first time you were late?
sarsuela 29
How much does this $100 buy? Should have used all that time.
rpy13 13
Unfortunately this is how it works, I worked in day care for years 30 years ago, and that’s still how it was back then. Like $100 for between 1-15 minutes late, $200 for 16-30, etc. They let people off for one minute, it turns into 10, then 15… the daycare industry got fed up.
juuuliaaa_fml 28
America wants you to have kids and still work, but doesn't care to make it easy on you.
Billsonhamsen 17
That's not really how pick up times at daycare work. You didn't get fined because you were one minute late. You got fined because you were 10 minutes late. You're not supposed to pick up your kid exactly on time. They tell you the latest time that you can pick up your kid but they never want you to pick up your kid at that time. They gave you 10 minutes of grace time just like they always do.
Billsonhamsen 17
I realize $100 is a bit steep. They must really not want people to be late.