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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nvo 6
It happened on your watch, so you ARE responsible. It doesn't matter who held the pen.
kalbrek009 20
If you're watching children that young..and I mean actually watching them, not texting, napping or what ever that would distract you...you'd have kept him from getting the pen in the first place. If he'd ingested it, you'd be in jail for child neglect & the poisoning of their child...sorry OP but you get the YDI of the year award for that. I'd have fired you too...please don't have kids of your own, as from your post we can tell you're just plain incompetent.
grimmotek 8
I have a 3 year old and I watch my sisters kids (3 years and 9 months) five days a week. Kids will find a way, regardless of how well you follow them around the house and stare at them 24/7. This seems to be what you think is the norm. Heaven forbid I have to change a diaper or feed the baby and the kids find something to get into. Pretty sure I'm incompetent too then!
NewFire911 5
I'd blame you, as well. If you're babysitting, you're responsible for everything those kids do.
thatoneguy79 10
Here's hoping that the parents saw through the ruse and released you from their employment because they did not like the way you babysit, and not because they thought you drew on the carpet. And that Little Johnny was properly disciplined for his actions as well. As a parent of two, I certainly understand that kids are a handful and can cause trouble quickly. When you replace two parents with one non-parent, it would be unreasonable to expect the same behavior or level of interaction with the children as normally. I anticipate the parents are not glued to the children 24x7 either. OP: consider it a lesson learned to be implemented for your future charges. While I don't think you deserved it, I can understand where the parents may have been coming from.
thatoneguy79 10
88: I'm curious; if this happened while the mother was home instead of the babysitter, would you also 'fire' the mom?
AxeEffect 2
You lost your job because its your job to prevent that, not because they believed him
grimmotek 8
Honestly with a 3 year old all they need are the 30 seconds it can take for you to go to the bathroom to find something to get into. I've come out of the bathroom before to find my livingroom covered in baby powder before! Different kids act and do different things. I personally wouldn't have fired her. Kids will find a way to make a mess regardless of how much you try to keep an eye on them. All it takes is a bathroom break or a diaper change of a younger child. Kids are curious and you can't get mad, just find a way to clean the mess and make them help.
Leki_0609 11
FYL because his parents are stupid enough to believe a 3 year old and not you.
secretsmiles00 8
I think they fired you because you were supposed to be "baby sitting" him 'aka' watching him so stuff like that doesn't happen. ??
MooseKnuckle503 11
I would said "BITCH ARE YOU FOR REAL!!!! Your going to believe a 3 yr old over? You can go **** YOURSELF!!!!" Then just be a horrible neighbor from then on.