Today, I'm babysitting kids whose parents said they would be back by 12. Its 4 a.m. and they still aren't home. I don't get paid enough for this. FML
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Today, I'm babysitting three children under the age of seven. They have no discipline, don't listen, scream all the time, won't nap, terrorize my dog, and have peed their pants a collective 5 times today. I am not getting paid for this. Their mother has no plans to come get them any time soon. FML
Today, I babysat the most annoying and obnoxious kids for almost eight hours, when the parents assured me that they would only be gone about three or so hours. After constant calling and worrying, they finally showed up at 11:30, completely drunk. The mother paid me with three dollars and a banana. FML
Today, I went to babysit eight kids under the age of ten, all by myself. After five hours of Hell, the parents finally came back from the ASU game. I got paid $5. 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 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
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 called my usual babysitter, one of the few people who can handle my difficult kids, to ask her to watch them for a night next week. She refused. It turns out my wife has been repeatedly underpaying her and she's fed up with it. So long date nights, I guess. FML
Today, I spent my date night babysitting. After waiting three hours later than I was supposed, the mother finally gets home at 11, too late for me to get out and have any fun. Already annoyed, I take the money as she says, "I hope this is enough, I got hungry and spent some of your money." FML
Today, I found out why the parents whose children I babysit use me so often and on such short notice. It's not because they have abrupt nights out; it's because their kids hate me, and me being around is their way of punishing them. FML
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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tintarroja 31
Let's hope these parents are fine. If they are, demand the right payment for the extra hours.
cfojo 19
I hope it was just a mistake, and that they pay you a little bit of compensation for your troubles OP! Oh, and you could always raid the fridge if not.
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Comments (65)
worldclassrager 41
Well are you sure they didn't mean 12 noon? Still it's a bit of extra right?
Eariel 5
I think #13 meant noon next day.
worldclassrager 41
I did...thanks 24
laden_swallow09 35
It's for this very reason that I go by 24-hour time instead of 12-hour. Less room for misinterpretation.
janfleury 19
Unless something happened don't sit for them again, even if they paid you extra. They won't change and will always treat you like this.
janfleury 19
Unless something happened that explains them that late, don't sit for them again, even with extra pay. They will always be untrustworthy.
Jonkbaby 23
I think it's safe to leave.
PePziNL 20
Yeah youknow, screw those kids right?
AbtractAngela 17
it is definitely not safe to leave someone else's children alone in the middle of the night without telling anybody. but it is safe to expect to be sued and not paid or called back.
jmayer12 14
I once babysat for one of my sisters and her husband when they went to an NCAA football game 2 hours away. They got stuck in traffic, causing them to be 4 hrs late getting home. After their phones died, there was a murder in my small town and since he was spotted near me, I ended up having to lock all doors and windows in their giant house, and carry around my bro-in-law's pistol, while not freaking out my 4 year old nephew and 2 year old neice
ftloosenfanzfree 7
Why would the doors and windows not already be locked?
CommentKing207 23
Demand the right payment and don't work for them again if they don't pay you for your time.
lovelockdown23 23
four kids? or for kids?
luhanlove 10
OP clearly spelled "for"
Dexter83_fml 17
I'm sure they will pay you make sure you demand that they do please update us OP
Selene1090 26
I used to babysit for a woman that was a foster mother. She would do that all the time. She'd have me babysit on a school night and promise to be home early and never was. She didn't pay very well either. Then she got mad when I told her I was done and then started ignoring her calls when she wouldn't take no for an answer. They were hard kids to take care of too.
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Unless they got into an accident, they are pretty irresponsible.