Kids: Today, the woman I babysat for blamed me for the cut on her son's...

By rachelllynne - 09/05/2013 17:44 - United Kingdom - Manchester

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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By Amanda - 10/03/2013 16:08 - Canada

Today, when I got home, my child had three bruises. My babysitter's excuse? "She hit me first". FML

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Little darling

By Anonymous - 21/05/2016 04:27 - Australia - Clayton

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

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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

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By lockedoutbabysitter - 09/03/2010 17:19 - United States

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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By Anonymous - 24/10/2010 00:52 - United States

Today, a woman got out of a car to scream at me as I was walking with the kids I babysit, demanding to know where I was taking her children. Apparently the woman who pays me is also a babysitter, who I have been "covering" for on her party nights. The mother doesn't believe I didn't know this. FML

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By mandy - 10/04/2009 15:35 - 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

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Little shit

By LadyJ - 21/03/2012 00:23 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, I had to tell a parent about her son kicking a boy in his class. She blamed me for not watching him. I wasn't watching him because I was turned around to care for another boy he had hit right before that. FML

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Bedtime

By kids shouldnt have hard sports equipment - This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff - Australia - Woodville

Today, I was knocked unconscious by the 10 year-old I was babysitting because it was his younger sister's bedtime and he didn't want her to go. When I came to, their mother was screaming at me for sleeping on the job. In the middle of the kitchen floor. I lost a job and gained a killer headache. FML

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You deserved it 1 711

Gutted

By babysitter93 - 22/07/2009 12:17 - United States

Today, I was fired from the babysitting job I've had for 2 years. I thought maybe the mother had found out that I sometimes let her kids stay up late and have extra sweets. The real reason, as she told me, was that she didn't want her kids loving anyone more than they love her. FML

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By Lifeguard - 04/04/2009 19:03 - United States

Today, I was fired because a patron complained that she didn't like the way I kept staring at her kids. I was a lifeguard. FML

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You deserved it 4 499

KnifeStuff 8

Friday 10 May 2013 3:35

she's obviously an idiot

ttr125 10

Friday 10 May 2013 3:36

If ignorance is bliss...that lady is in heaven

Comments

rachelllynne 8

Friday 10 May 2013 4:53

its funny because I submitted this FML. they rejected it and someone copied it almost word for word, I even have the email to prove it. laaame.

ShawnBushOG 9

Friday 10 May 2013 5:18

If true, that's sad that the woman didn't notice it on the childs face before she left.

caligirllife 11

Friday 10 May 2013 5:32

Possible she knew that and just didn't want to pay so just used that as an excuse

Ameel_fml 19

Friday 10 May 2013 5:38

Well that escalated quickly.

deadhead419 15

Friday 10 May 2013 5:59

Sounds like a scam

dakatabg 31

Friday 10 May 2013 6:24

It is ok, move on

VeganVampyre 26

Friday 10 May 2013 13:22

Are you kidding? If she was babysitting for more than an hour or two she probably lost around 40-50 bucks, or more if she was sitting for the whole day while mom was at work. It's not okay for the mom to pull something like that, and it sucks for OP to lose that much money. How would you like to not get paid for a day at work for no reason?

r0dents 9

Friday 10 May 2013 6:29

What? That makes no sense. Even if it had appeared while he was in your care, that's fine. I've had to clean up bleeding cuts and kiss 'boo boos' while babysitting. Kids will be kids, and as long as they're safe, happy, and being protected, I think you did your part.

Faith13 16

Friday 10 May 2013 6:52

That's why every time I show up to a babysitting job I look over the kid for anything visible, and in front of the parent I ask the child to tell me about their "cool battle wound".