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
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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 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 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'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 babysat the brattiest and most foul-mouthed 8-year-old I've ever met. After I survived three hours of it, his parents finally came home. He claimed I'd invited a boy over and that we did "stuff" on the couch all evening. They believed him. I didn't get paid, to say the least. 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 babysat the Antichrist of all kids. After the 5 long hours were over, his parents came home. Instead of paying me what they agreed, they offered to let me eat some leftovers of a takeout in the fridge. I'm so afraid of confrontation that I accepted. FML
Today, I was babysitting a couple of kids. I'd spent time with them before, so I brought my video game console to play with them. I forgot to take it home with me. They soon sold it to another kid for $10. 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
Today, I volunteered to babysit my nephew. He somehow managed to lock himself in the bathroom and then flood it with the sink. I had to call his parents, and they're now on their way home from their romantic anniversary dinner. I'm not even getting paid for this. FML
Today, the woman I babysat for blamed me for the cut on her son's face, and fired me with no pay for not looking after him properly. He already had the cut when I arrived. FML
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mimori_kiryu 5
never leave a kid alone...
thenumberblue 0
I pity the fool that trusts a 4 year old!
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Monikabug 9
OP, you never leave a child alone, ever! I can see that you were trying to be kind, but next time take the 4 year old with you to the mailbox.
lendahandmanda 0
the one thing I've learned in my years as a nanny, never do ANYTHING that they don't ask you to, with the exception of rinsing dishes and putting them in the dishwasher once the kid is asleep, because more often than not, it's not appreciated and bad things like this can/will happen. And don't ever leave a 4 year old that you don't know very well alone in the house, even if it's just for 30 seconds.
Talksyic 0
# 8 is Chris Hansen in disguise. It's a trap pedophiles, beware! Lol.
ihailcommunism2 0
you should have left...it would have been funny to have a wrecked house..4 year old kid..and no babysitter..then when they ask just be like "he was being a shit disurber and locked me out" then punch the kid for being a little ****
Monikabug 9
^ Or you could be mature, tell the parents the truth, and not be a walking douchebag.
xHabsfanx 0
Maybe you should have called the parents and asked them if they had a spare key somewhere. Find another way to earn money, because babysitting is clearly not working for you. :)
breannac 1
wait...you left a four yr old alone in the house eating?? you are definitely an idiot. I would make you pay also.
x_AbyssGazing_x 0
Is it worth pondering on something you will surely know in within the hour?
FernandoTorres_fml 0
I eat snickerdoodles for breakfast! So it's no problem for me.
perdix 31
She must love that! Do you give her tongue Fu if she's extra nice?
bella_coza 0
come on snicks we wanna know so..,say it!
thatsoviciouS 0
Is it just me or does any one else wonder what snickerdoodle would say?
iFellytone 0
Just you, I just press the thumbs down icon everytime without reading much
iFellytone 0
Ugh crap. This was supposed to be a reply to #22
thatsoviciouS 0
Well that is rude. You should give everyone a chance. What if I did that to you? Without reading your comment?
BeeHappy_fml 0
No, I agree. That little brat is so disrespectful, constantly yelling at everyone when she is only 15 and has NO idea what she's talking about. She seems to think that she's the greatest person in the universe, and that only her opinion matters. I would love it if she didn't constantly pollute the FML comment boards with her constant stream of teen angst garbage.
oogyboogy 6
actually she's in college, and maybe you should read her whole comment because they rent even that bad. you and all else are just jealous that she is well known on fml. go het a ****** life. now snickerdoodle I expect my payment in ********... come one.
iFellytone 0
I said without reading "much". I do skim through it. Oh and #89, I probably should be jealous of you getting a ******* from her too?
l2izwan 0
I agree. I can tell she has very few friends.
Maddoctor 10
Just because you're in college doesn't mean you can't be immature. It just means you're smart enough to get into whatever college you're attending.
amymarie13 0
she's not in college she said she was 16
Maddoctor 10
Yes she is in college. If you read her profile (although by now I don't know if she's changed it, it could say something else) you'll see snickerdoodles says she's in college. So, she's 16 and in college. Both statements are true.
MermaidSongXOXO 6
Kids = spawn of the devil. I hate babysitting. But, just so you know, getting somebody else's mail is a federal crime. Or is that only if you open it?
PsychoMerk 0
Ydi D: I would nvr leave a toddler alone! Especially if it ISN'T mentally challenged!
lococrazy2345 0
kids these days