By anonymous - 26/01/2013 08:42 - United States - Fairbanks

Today, while babysitting my neighbors' kids, their oldest son used a paint pen on the carpet. The boy blamed me and I got fired. He's only 3 and can barely talk. FML
I agree, your life sucks 32 205
You deserved it 5 652
Christmas: Snowy Joys and Blunders
Enjoy Christmas stories where unexpected gifts and family reunions create lasting memories... and fun! More…
Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

Next

Top comments

Vinchenzo_Flux 8

Weren't you watching him? YDI because that's your job to watch him OP.

196 10
Airman1988 9

That boy has a future in politics.

122 5

Comments

carry_on 19

If only they'd of checked his hands for pen I suspect he would of been caught 'red handed' or whatever colour the pen was. It's their loss though, good luck job hunting!

84 10
landon_loe11 16

YDI for letting a 3 year old outsmart you.

4 5
HowAreYouToday 34

most pathetic thread I've ever seen...

10 18
Pleonasm 35

Nah, it won't take long til you read worse. I'd say a week, give or take a couple of days.

17 2
TheChiver 7

#34 the most pathetic thread you have ever read.

21 3
XxDevilxXGt 26

Or if the parents had half a brain they would think "Hey, why in the world would our babysitter draw on our carpet with pen. CLEARLY our 3 year old who doesn't know better didn't do it." Then again, you were supposed to be watching.

35 0
HowAreYouToday 34

#37, I have seen worse ones... This one's just sad...

0 16
tjv3 10

I would have fired you too since he was under your supervision and he painted the carpet

13 1
Vinchenzo_Flux 8

Weren't you watching him? YDI because that's your job to watch him OP.

196 10
bReLiNg 18

When the house is silent there is trouble. I peed in a iced tea container and my mom caught me putting it back. >D

6 51
pradip 26

The oldest one was three, and OP might have been busy with the baby. Kids need just few minutes to mess up things. OP can't be blamed here, but should've explained herself. Movies have taught me babysitting as more of a help rather than a job.

66 8
Jessj958 19

I agree #2, maybe OP should have been paying a little more attention. But on the other hand, I know from experience it only takes a second for them to get into trouble.

20 0
MichellinMan 20

So if any of you have been a babysitter before you'll understand. Kids can do things you'll never know about, or something you can't prevent. For instance, when I was nineteen my neighbor's son hit me in the back of the head with an aluminum baseball bat.

18 4
Rainbow35 6

If there was multiple kids and the oldest was three, OP could easily have been feeding a baby or changing its diaper which would mean their hands were full for at least two minutes.

12 2
dorworters 9

yeah, they didnt fire you for drawing on the carpet, dumbass. they fired you for failing your ONE job, which they pay you for. How complicated is it, really? To watch a kid, and NOT let him destroy part of the house?

0 0
bReLiNg 18

Too bad they didn't have a creepy teddy bear camera... Then they'd know the truth.

57 1
Karalela44 15

Ladies an gentelman...zoey 101

6 21
StalkerChick 13

But they'd also see OP sneaking a few drinks from the liquor cabinet.

7 9
GTAmax99 12

And perhaps some stuff they can't show the kids

5 10
Airman1988 9

That boy has a future in politics.

122 5
MsConfusedd 27

I'm sure the parents will believe you over him. Jus tell them calmly your side. Hopefully they know you're more mature than that (and you're probably a better artist than he)

29 6
annie_nk 22

It depends on his parents. They might be the ones who believe their child is a perfect angel and does no wrong.

24 0
Bibliovore 26

Or they might recognize that while OP didn't mark the carpet herself, the little boy did it on OP's watch -- and OP was there to watch him.

20 1
Enslaved 36

Your probably got fired for not watching him properly and making sure he didn't get into mischief.

77 3
CaptainSaveAHoe 11

go sit in the corner and don't come out until you've re-read this fml 5000 times.

38 1
tacojauns 45

Well I was thinking that most likely the babysitter said something to the affect of "No he did it". Also does no one understand sarcasm anymore?

4 24
annie_nk 22

I don't see how that could have been sarcastic in anyway.

11 5
EvilUndead 9

44, on the internet people don't "get" sarcasm by default. You're writing TEXT. There's no body langauge and no voice cues to let others now you're being sarcastic. Use "<sarcasm>" tag.

7 10
YepThatsMeee 23

#56, back in the day they used to have something called "books". I hear they used sarcasm there too, and sometimes people even understood it.

23 1
laden_swallow09 34

65- They also had adjectives and adverbs to describe how a person spoke in them, too. Something you can't really pull off easily in a chat room or posting on a bulletin board like FML unless you're roleplaying to begin with.

2 2
EvilUndead 9

65, In case you didn't know it, internet is not a book, because books don reply to your opinions. If you try to convey sarcasm properly, you'll only get "tl;dr" as a reply. And without doing it you'll be misunderstood. Enjoy the 21st century.

1 0
1215116a 14

I hate kids like that. I don't know if a three year old should be able to do that without you stopping him, but sounds like a brat.

19 5
jujubunni5 9

He's three. He doesn't WANT to get in trouble. Toddlers do things like that not because they're bratty but because they can. The parents should have listened to te baby sitter but don't assume the kid is a brat!

10 2
Jovecove 13

He's only 3, I'm pretty sure he isn't really clear between what's right and wrong. Isn't it a little early to judge him as a brat?...

12 0
1215116a 14

Yeah I suppose so, sorry if I judged too fast. I should have considered him being three and all.

6 1
calivianya 29

IMO, most three-year-old children are brats because they just are brats at that age, so I'm going to deem your use of that word appropriate.

3 6
tacojauns 45

Just saying in the FML you said he blamed you, you didn't say you didn't do it.

4 23
ElatedEarthling 15

"Their oldest son used a paint pen on the carpet"....yeah.

16 1
tacojauns 45

Ya i messed up and I couldn't edit it before I noticed it, my bad!

6 14
notjanedoe 27

You are to blame, it was your job to make sure he didn't do something stupid as 3-year-olds are prone to do.

18 4