Amanda
Canada
Today, when I got home, my child had three bruises. My babysitter's excuse? "She hit me first". FML
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rachelllynne
Manchester, United Kingdom
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
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Smash the patriarchy!
Today, I got home to my son with a bruised face and my daughter locked in her room. Apparently, when she got home from work, her unemployed brother asked her when she was going to cook dinner, so she punched him in the head. He’s so entitled that he actually thought he’d get sympathy from me. FML
anon
United States
Straight to jail
Today, my child was refusing to leave the playground. I had to pry her, screaming and crying, from the monkey bars. I then realized I had been assaulting someone else's kid. FML
mandy
United States
Today, I was babysitting my neighbor's kid. We were playing in the yard, when he fell and got a small scratch on his leg. I gasp, and he takes a huge breath in and yells, "FUUUCK!!!" as loud as possible. The parents thought it was me, and the mother slapped me in the face. FML
ddhaley1
This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff
Edmond, United States
Sorry sweetie
Today, instead of kissing my child's boo-boo on her finger to make it feel better, I accidentally headbutted her. FML
angry mama
The Headmaster Ritual
Today, while picking my daughter up from school, I saw her being beaten by two boys while the teacher stood there doing nothing. I ran to help, but then she pushed one of the boys off her. The teacher then pulled her away, yelled at her and then yelled at me for "not raising my kid right." FML
unknown
United States
Today, I got a call from my daughter's school saying that she had beat someone up. She's 4. FML
uterurist
Saint Paul, United States
Today, my son trained his little sister to walk up to strangers and whimper: "My mommy punches me." FML
little_star78
Bloomfield Hills, United States
Evil child
Today, I tried to put the little girl I babysit in timeout for lying to me. I was about to sit her down when she made a mad dash for the basement stairs, slipped on the wood floor, and fell down them. She told her parents and everyone at the ER that I had thrown her down the stairs. FML
ournhd
United States
Today, I got bailed out of jail. I was there because I saw a girl being hit by her boyfriend. I rushed over to help only to have her hit me repeatedly. The cops came and she blamed her bruises on me. The boyfriend corroborated her story. FML
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Cysioland 8
I think you should sue her to death
waffule365 16
Maybe you could give the babysitter a few bruises.
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hazardmuffin 21
How you handle the situation depends on the age of the kid and sitter, I suppose, but that's definitely not okay. If it was an older teen/adult babysitting, I would report them/get the police involved. I wouldn't want to let someone who hit my kid get off with just a chastising and a lost job, lest they try for another sitting job...
Koleckai 16
Ex-babysitter.
clue_me_in 20
That would be the last thing that "babysitter" would ever say to me. And what's with people making up random ages and excuses? Leaving visible marks on a child is NEVER ok.
conholio33 28
Omg thats horriable
xgetxbentx 13
Call the cops or kick the babysitter's ass. That's ****** up.
grandpuba 6
Sue
ragini95 16
Other than filing charges against the sitter, as hard as it is you need to ask your kid if this kinda thing has ever happened before and if yes you need to have them talk to someone or take them to a therapist. These things scar. Also, don't hate yourself over it, it really isn't your fault.
cmac86 23
wouldn't that be assault considering she admitted it.
simsgirlgem 25
No it doesn't matter who hit first this is a child and the sitter should know better fire her and make sure you warn others about
graffix1976 1
That is when I politely tell my wife to kick her ass. If she is not already doing it.