Today, I have watched the Elmo's World episode featuring balls ten times in a row. The toddler I'm watching screams if I put on something different. His mom just said she was stuck in traffic. She should be back in about five and a half more replays. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my supervisor was watching a video of his son. I heard a voice in the background and asked if it was Elmo. It was his wife. FML
Today, yet again, whenever I try to put on music in the car, my son starts chanting, "Poop! Poop! Poop!" to the tune of whatever I put on. It's been almost six months and it's driving me fucking crazy. FML
Today, my 3-year-old broke his glasses, clogged the toilet with Hot Wheel cars, and covered the whole house with Cheerios. All in a matter of roughly six minutes while I was putting laundry away. FML
Today, I had to listen to Lou Bega's "Mambo Number 5" on constant replay for 3 hours, because my little sister was trying to learn a dance for a recital. It would have been even longer than 3 hours, but she then realized that she was dancing to the wrong song. FML
Today, I drove 12 hours with 6 screaming little girls. They were arguing about things that should've been in the Lego movie. They watched it 4 times. FML
Today, it's been three days since my mom starting ranting the about the "obscenity" of the Super Bowl halftime show. FML
Today, my mom's response to everything is now screaming. Two year-old brother playing quietly? Screaming. Computer freezes? Screaming. Mailman? Screaming. We tried to get her tested but no doctor can stand her for more than ten minutes. FML
Today, my three year-old son excitedly went to the window to watch the construction site next door. He does this all the time and it's adorable… at least, it was until a man got run over by a bulldozer with him watching. He screamed for hours and now cries if I don't keep the curtains closed. FML
Today, I had to have a serious talk with my 30-year-old husband about why Sesame Street isn't a "soap opera." FML
Today, my child is so super clingy and needy, I have to sit and watch her bounce on the trampoline attentatively or else face hours and hours of whining. She's like the Screamapillar from the Simpsons. FML
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musdesimd 18
I guess i should b grateful that my son likes 2 movies, cars & cars 2; much longer, less repetition
iwanttogotoparis 26
I feel for you dude, i don't like kids at the best of times
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claudiajean 24
As a babysitter and someone who works in a nursery from time to time, I'd put my foot down. Kids need to learn boundaries and who's in charge. Let the kid scream, eventually they'll get tired and will learn that screaming doesn't get them their own way
laden_swallow09 35
Let the little brat scream himself hoarse. Can't be much worse than having Elmo's shrill, grating voice buffet your eardrums.
AshBash2211 14
Since when did toddlers become the boss of adults?? My nephews don't get to watch tv with me because they get enough of it when other people are watching it. They don't always like it but tough titty! I prefer to watch them use their imaginations and play with each other. Tv should be a privilege, not a right!
cornyrob 33
Sing a Bob Dylan tune: "You can't always get what you want"
shanson 22
Oh stop complaining. Kids like repetition and you're getting paid to babysit. I've had to watch the Barbie ballerina videos so many times I could quote the whole thing for a while.
yellowzinnias 20
When I babysat my 18-month-old cousin, I had to play the "Where's Spot?" and Barney Live videos so often I STILL occasionally hear their dialogue in my dreams. She is now 22 and married, with her own baby on the way.
darkfalling1 1
I don't feel sorry for OP. You're presumably paid to watch this child and at the end of your shift you can leave whereas this is the life of the mother. As a mother of a toddler myself, it's not that hard to tune out TV shows. You could try and play some games with the wee kid.