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
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Today, while babysitting a 9-year-old boy, I stubbed my toe on a coffee table. I yelled, "SON OF A…" but managed to stop myself before saying the last part. The boy yelled, "You were gonna say bitch! I'm telling mom and dad!" and, despite my desperate attempts to dissuade him, he did just that. Guess who's fired. 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
Today, I slipped on a crayon a little girl threw on the floor, causing me to drop the tray of water I was carrying, making me spill it all over her. After getting cussed out by her mom, I was fired for making a customer unhappy. FML
Today, I was fired because a 10-year-old shat his pants and couldn't follow directions. 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 had to clean up after the kid who discovered he could finger paint with his poo. FML
Today, my son drew in Sharpie all over the wall, so I spanked him as punishment. When my boss came over for dinner, my son shouted, "Daddy made me take my punishment in the butt." FML
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
Today, while babysitting, I got stabbed by a 7 year-old with a mechanical pencil. FML
Today, I got fired from a great babysitting job because the little girl said I was boring. FML
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Vinchenzo_Flux 8
Weren't you watching him? YDI because that's your job to watch him OP.
Airman1988 9
That boy has a future in politics.
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Comments (108)
calivianya 29
Who says she let him have it? Three-year-old kids have figured out the use of their hands and can open drawers and get things out just fine by themselves.
laden_swallow09 34
Hate to break it to you moms and dads, but kids can lie, fib, and cheat their way out of trouble better than any politician. Don't fall for the Puss-in-Boots eyes.
WelcomeToAndale 13
Kids are manipulative little twerps.
simoncat 11
They believed a three year old over an adult? Another case if the asshole parents who think their children can go no wrong. You really don't want to work for shitheads like that.
kipfischer 11
#63 you fail to understand responsibility. OP was paid to watch the kids, regardless of how or why the 3 yr old got a paint pen, she was in charge so 100% of fault lies with her...with your ideas of what is acceptable responsible behavior I hope you don't breed
Cakeisspiffy 7
Since the FML doesn't reveal the oldest child's age, it could be that he was old enough not to have supervision the entire time (but still need it of course) and OP could have been helping the other child with something else temporarily. Of course we don't know their situation, but I agree that OP kind of deserves it.
Calingaladha 21
It did reveal it...he's three.
klutz44 28
Picture this scenario: you're babysitting a 6 month old and a 3 year old. The baby has a disgusting blow out diaper. While you're changing the diaper and you and the baby are covered in poo, the 3 year old opens the door and runs into the hallway. Is it conceivable that OP was being responsible but the 3 year old was still out of sight for a few minutes?
outoftown 26
At the ripe old age of 3, he knows when he's in trouble, and how to pin on someone so it sticks. Wonder where he learned that? Sharpie talent, for a 3-year-old ;) Be glad you're out of there, OP, before he burns the house down and accuses the babysitter of arson.
KiddNYC1O 20
They get much less cute and adorable as they grow...