Today, I babysat for my neighbor's brat kid. The mom gave me $15 for 5 hours. I complained to my mom when I got home because last time I got $15/hour. Turns out my mom had told my neighbor that she thought they'd paid me too much last time. Thanks mom. Thanks. FML
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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, I tutored a kid for two hours, for $25 an hour. When it came time for them to pay, my mother told the kid's parents that they could give me ten bucks for the whole thing. She does this a lot. FML
Today, a mother wrote me a $130 check for babysitting her four kids for a few hours. Trying to be gracious, I said, "Wow, thank you, this is very generous!" She thought for a minute, then said, "You're right." She took the check back, ripped it up, and wrote me a new one for $55. FML
Today, I babysat a kid who was such a bratty little prick that I actually considered walking out on the job. After his mom finally got home 4 hours later, he called her a slut. When he got in trouble for it, he claimed that I taught him the word. Needless to say, I didn't get paid. 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
Today, I babysat for a woman for the first time. When I arrived, there was a large pile of dishes in the sink. I decided to wash the dishes for her while the kids napped. She came home, noticed it, and bitched me out over how I'd only done it "to try and get more money" out of her. What? FML
Today, I babysat the most annoying and obnoxious kids for almost eight hours, when the parents assured me that they would only be gone about three or so hours. After constant calling and worrying, they finally showed up at 11:30, completely drunk. The mother paid me with three dollars and a banana. FML
Today, I was babysitting. Being kind, I went to grab their mail, while their 4 year old ate lunch. He locked me out, wrecked the house, and let me in right when he saw their car two hours later. I didn't get paid. I paid them. FML
Today, I had to watch my neighbor's daughter for 10 hours. She wouldn't eat anything I had to offer, so I ordered a pizza for $19 + a $5 tip = $24. Her father came by to pick her up, thanked me, and gave me a $20 bill. I effectively just paid to watch his kid. FML
Today, I went to babysit eight kids under the age of ten, all by myself. After five hours of Hell, the parents finally came back from the ASU game. I got paid $5. FML
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Top comments
Allusivness 21
Well, don't complain to mother. Complain to neighbor. That is less than the average wage. Still tho your mother should keep to herself rather than saying that. It's almost saying your not worth that much.
MdMan2 23
$3 per hour? That's absurd. You should discuss that with your neighbor. Forget what your mother says.
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Comments (94)
RedPillSucks 33
remind your mom that prices have risen dramatically since she was your age.
may14th 26
$3 an hour is ridiculous especially if the kid isn't well behaved
amberdea404 28
15$ an hour is quite a lot. I never got paid with money, mainly food.
jesterinperil 28
Read again. It was 15 dollars for FIVE hours. That's entirely ridiculous.
xZ03Yx 18
They are talking about what OP got the first time babysitting. At first OP got $15 per hour. This then they got $15 for 5 hours.
may14th 26
it really depends on what the responsibilities are. like when I babysit I get paid extra if I have to take care of the dog or something.
Vegetarian27 24
It's not a lot where I come from. But our minimum wage is about $14/hour. In Australia it's about $18/hour.
juggalo2 22
To a young person $60 is a lot of money. I would be upset with my mom, and that would be the end of my babysitting until rates are agreed to.
ThePaperDragon 31
Maybe. Talk to your neighbor about it. If she does nothing to help, maybe you should consider being unavailable the next time she is looking for a babysitter.
Reider022 16
What are you Mexican?
LilRedRobinHood 8
What are you Trump?
jadenjacksonm 14
If you've informed your neighbors that their child has behavior issues, then that's just insulting getting paid $15. Sorry OP.
SlothsMate 0
Hey, Op. How about you try talking with your mom about why she said that. As well as talking to the parents of the kid.
dayi_beny 11
I can't get ya, if you work for someone you must speak about wage very very clearly, that's the rule one of business :-*
tiger820 20
she is a bad union spokesperson! ? they are supposed to help the workers!