Today, a mother wrote me a $130 check for babysitting her four kids for a few hours. Trying to be gracious, I said, "Wow, thank you, this is very generous!" She thought for a minute, then said, "You're right." She took the check back, ripped it up, and wrote me a new one for $55. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I babysat for my neighbor's brat kid. The mom gave me $15 for 5 hours. I complained to my mom when I got home because last time I got $15/hour. Turns out my mom had told my neighbor that she thought they'd paid me too much last time. Thanks mom. Thanks. FML
Today, I tutored a kid for two hours, for $25 an hour. When it came time for them to pay, my mother told the kid's parents that they could give me ten bucks for the whole thing. She does this a lot. FML
Today, I babysat for a woman for the first time. When I arrived, there was a large pile of dishes in the sink. I decided to wash the dishes for her while the kids napped. She came home, noticed it, and bitched me out over how I'd only done it "to try and get more money" out of her. What? FML
Today, I babysat the neighbors’ evil kids. They dropped them over at my house and I played with them for five hours. After taking the brats back home and putting them to bed, their mother asked me what time I came back to the house. She only paid me for the 20 minutes I was in their house. FML
Today, I told my mom I had 73 cents in my checking account. She gave me a penny and told me I had 74 cents and it was even now. Thanks mom. FML
Today, I spent all day at the hospital with my grandma for some tests. When I drove her back home she decided to thank me with $50. Knowing she is unemployed, I told her I couldn't take a whole $50. She replied with "Ungrateful, just like your mother", then took the money and left. FML
Today, I taught a kid piano for a two hour lesson. The mom left to do some errands, and by the time two hours was up, she texted me asking to watch the kid for another "15 minutes" while she returned home. No problem, she had the money too, so I stayed. Four hours later, she showed up, and refused to pay me extra. FML
Today, after years of waiting, my mom and I finally received a check from Child Support Services. Excited, I opened it up to find a check from my dad, written out for 45 cents. Which pays for maybe half a loaf of bread. FML
Today, I found out my fourteen-year-old daughter is making more money than me, thanks to babysitting and winning writing contests. FML
Today, a lady handed me a $10 tip on a $45 bill. I was happy with it, since it was more than 20%, until she came back in and said, "I'm sorry I gave you the wrong amount." I handed it back to her and then she gave me a dollar. FML
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jaxx11 0
tell that bitch to watch her own kids next time
kennedygirl 2
Bitch.
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Ttessorc 0
$55 ain't bad either. I used to babysit the neighbors' kids for a whole night and only get $25... And that was in the late 90's when the economy was awesome too.
Ttessorc 0
#105, you're the moron. She babysat kids for a few hours meaning something like 2-3. She would be making minimum at McDonalds which is $7.15 and hour... 2 hours would be $14.30, 3 hours would be $21.45 with taxes you're looking at the most ~$18.00. Baby sitting she made 3 times that amount. Idiot.
tipsypiink 0
what the hell is with these stingy mother ******* giving and taking money? damn.
YoureNoFun 0
This is why you never look at the checks until you leave. They'll never see your face if you're disappointed or impressed.
kwbuzz23wk 0
100, it makes sense to charge a little extra, but not the same price for all of them. the difference in 2 and 4 kids is extremely minor. (yes i used to baby sit) say the lady has to go to work for the night. you cant honestly expect her to pay half (estimate) of the money she makes to a highschool kid for watching TV with her kids for a few hours. but i will repeat what i said before. if the OP would have used her manners and not looked at the check until after she left then she would have made her money anyways
interventions 1
what a cheap ass bitch, that happened to me once when i worked as a cit at a camp. this girl's mother handed me 30 dollars in cash than said "oh i'm sorry you're just a cit" and took it back. once you've given someone a gratuity, it's rude to ask for it back.
No_Words24 0
a simple 'thank u' would've been just fine!! but honestly im sorry that happened 2 u!! what a bitch!!!
la_colombianita 0
wow.....thats ****** up -_- haha
MarrymeNickJonas 0
that sucks!
CrazySaiko 0
wow.. F that.. i aint sittin her kids no more