Kids and Babysitter: Make it stop

Make it stop

By Levi2411 - 31/12/2018 04:00

Today, I'm babysitting. The kids have only been home at the same time together for 15 minutes. Two of them have punched each other and the other is running in circles screaming. What is wrong with this picture? FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2011 03:36 - United States

Today, I'm babysitting three children under the age of seven. They have no discipline, don't listen, scream all the time, won't nap, terrorize my dog, and have peed their pants a collective 5 times today. I am not getting paid for this. Their mother has no plans to come get them any time soon. FML

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By ellen77 - 13/09/2013 05:55 - United States - Santa Barbara

Today, I had to babysit two kids. It all went well until one of them duct taped a knife to a toy machine gun, lit the barbecue on fire, and ran around like a wild banshee screaming obscenities. The other one got scared and climbed onto the roof of the house. FML

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By UnpaidBabysitter - 07/08/2019 04:00 - United States - New York

Today, I was shut in a boiling hot room with six children: a 10-year-old who kept shouting, a belligerent 7-year-old, two 5-year-olds who thought hitting me was funny and two 2-year-olds, who wouldn't stop crying. Their parents were just outside, laughing away, ignoring me. FML

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By ihatekids - 14/07/2016 20:43

Today, the favorite activity of the four kids I'm babysitting is running up to me when I least expect it and farting on me. I can't even sit down without them attacking me with their butts. FML

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By joxerthemighty39 - 01/02/2011 03:11 - United States

Today, I had to babysit two kids. I told them to stop fighting, or to sit on separate couches. They stopped. I asked why nobody would sit on the other couch, where I'd been sitting. They told me it was the couch their autistic brother often pees on. FML

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By never again! - 22/06/2021 02:01

Today, I was babysitting my nephew. He was acting up, so instead of spanking him, I put him in the corner for timeout. He screamed and thrashed and kicked the walls so hard my neighbors called the police. My sister wasn’t answering her phone, and I had to explain why a 7-year-old was acting like that. FML

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By Rory - 14/04/2012 22:19 - Canada - Toronto

Today, despite the fact that I'm really sick, my mom insisted that I come home and help babysit my cousins this weekend. When I got there, everyone else took off to do "errands," leaving me with three hyperactive, howler monkey-like children to deal with. FML

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By peestain - 25/10/2010 10:06 - United Kingdom

Today, I babysat my neighbour's spoilt bratty twins. When I told them it was their bed time, they pushed me over. One then started smashing me with a plastic sword, and as I lay helpless on the floor the other one peed on me. I got owned by two five year olds. FML

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By annoyedwithkids - 02/07/2011 05:48 - Canada

Today, I was baby sitting ten year old twins. When they first saw me, they ran away screaming and hid in the closet. This isn't the first house where this has happened. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/09/2019 02:01

Today, I had to pick my daughter up from pre-school because she repeatedly hit another kid with a stick. Apparently, my parents have been letting her watch violent action movies again. FML

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foolest 7

Monday 31 December 2018 4:34

the babysitter

fooltemptress 36

Monday 31 December 2018 4:21

You’re posting to FML instead of actually watching the kids?

Comments

TxKitten79 10

Monday 31 December 2018 20:44

As a mom to 4, I can tell you this sounds pretty normal for some days. LOL. Good luck, OP.

Payton Elizabeth 4

Monday 31 December 2018 22:21

The fact that your name is Levi 😝

BurnInDemonFire 33

Tuesday 1 January 2019 1:40

Coming from "Payton Elizabeth" that's rich.

BurnInDemonFire 33

Tuesday 1 January 2019 1:40

You're one sucky babysitter. Put your foot down, and get them to behave.

Miss_Red 18

Tuesday 1 January 2019 3:37

nothing is wrong with the picture.. welcome to taking care of a set of siblings. 🤣

Jeff Boyd 5

Tuesday 1 January 2019 10:24

Baby sitting is like school teaching....A great lesson in birth control!

Rabite 28

Tuesday 1 January 2019 15:40

I guess your optimism that they are nicely behaved was wrong with the picture.

Frankie Gibson 6

Wednesday 2 January 2019 19:42

What’s wrong is you have no control.

Levi2411 41

Wednesday 2 January 2019 22:17

I'm actually really amused by how serious these replies are. I wrote this as a joke, I didn't actually think it'd be posted-- but no, I'm not a "shitty" babysitter and I'm not angry at the kids at all. They're my nieces and nephew, I just wasn't expecting them to act out that much as soon as they were in the same room together ( the sibling rivalry is real xD ) but they listen to me and it was quickly resolved with a talk. We ended up building a pillow and blanket fort, having hot coco and watching movies. To the mom of 4, good luck~ Haha, I'd personally lose my head. Kids are amazing though, just not ready for my own for a long time. ♡