Today, I found out why the parents whose children I babysit use me so often and on such short notice. It's not because they have abrupt nights out; it's because their kids hate me, and me being around is their way of punishing them. FML
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Today, I was fired from the babysitting job I've had for 2 years. I thought maybe the mother had found out that I sometimes let her kids stay up late and have extra sweets. The real reason, as she told me, was that she didn't want her kids loving anyone more than they love her. FML
Today, I called my usual babysitter, one of the few people who can handle my difficult kids, to ask her to watch them for a night next week. She refused. It turns out my wife has been repeatedly underpaying her and she's fed up with it. So long date nights, I guess. FML
Today, I found out that my restaurant's food is so bad that the only reason some people visit is because they're punishing their kids. FML
Today, I found out why I was always picked up last from school. My parents didn't want the other parents to find out I was their kid. FML
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
Today, I had to quit my job. Why? Because I don't have a babysitter anymore. All I did was tell them I didn't want them mocking my baby when he cries. FML
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
Today, my son-in-law's parents were saying it was a shame our kids were so busy working that they have to babysit all day, four days a week. Me and my wife babysit three days a week, which is when we realised our kids have basically tricked us four grandparents into raising their baby all week, including weekends. FML
Today, a woman got out of a car to scream at me as I was walking with the kids I babysit, demanding to know where I was taking her children. Apparently the woman who pays me is also a babysitter, who I have been "covering" for on her party nights. The mother doesn't believe I didn't know this. FML
Today, I babysat a 9-year-old kid for the first time. The moment his parents left the house, the little shit looked me dead in the eyes and let me know that if I didn't let him do whatever he wanted, he'd tell his parents that I touched him in his "no-no place". Suddenly I hate kids. FML
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Pretty_Pink_Lady 10
You're not actually sitting on the children, are you?
Pleonasm 35
And? So you can get some sort of sadistic pleasure from torturing them, WITH approval from the parents, AND get paid for it???? My dream job.
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Comments (51)
jgomez58 12
It's odd how you refer about your brothers and sisters as your parents children.
gabe222 25
It reads 'the parents whose children I babysit.' Nothing there about OP's parents.
kishorekumar_a 10
'the parents' not 'my parents' Read it again and again until you understand it completely. Until then refrain from commenting.
kinky44 28
So what, that means you're effective. Doesnt really matter why they hire you as long as they pay.
ksks1234 33
Maybe you can negotiate a raise. This seems like a win to all involved (except the kids).
TheDrifter 23
May I suggest recording the theme song to a bunch of cartoons and playing them at random times until they get excited and run into the room? Or make them play in the living room while you watch reruns of mash?
Enslaved 36
Hopefully the parents will never learn that time out is free for them. In the. . . mean time, Bank!
AllThingsBright_ 11
Parents with creative punishments FTW! My girlfriend's parents used to make them sit and listen to Family Radio (this old Christian station that used to read scriptures to you etc. remember the end if the world prediction guy? That was his radio station) as a punishment.
dontpanic_fml 32
All the parents are doing to the OP is paying her often and unnecessarily. No payback needed.
kishorekumar_a 10
Consider it a practice for the future job. Some people are always going to be there to hate you in any job...
RtardSupport 2
Just lock them in a room or something, that way they still hate you and you'll still have a job. Easiest money ever!
kishorekumar_a 10
If it's more effective then they will call you more often...
paguilera28 5
I'd say you DESERVE this. You get to babysit for money while not having to have fun with the kids! That's great!