Today, while babysitting a young girl, I put on the movie Bambi, as she told me it was her favorite movie. I didn't know that her parents always skipped the scene where Bambi's mom dies. Despite my attempts to comfort her, she was still upset when her parents returned. Her mom blamed me. 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, I hired a babysitter for my two kids for the evening. When I came home, I found her sitting on the floor, crying with a full bowl of popcorn, watching a kids' movie. Apparently, my six-year-old had decided to re-enact every scene from the movie, and she couldn’t take it anymore. I had to hug her and assure her that she was doing a great job. FML
Today, I was babysitting a kid for the first time. She asked if she could watch a movie, so I downloaded Cinderella for her. An hour later, this 10-year-old girl was lecturing me about unrealistic standards of beauty and abusive relationships, and how I suck for liking the movie. FML
Today, I got fired from my job as a babysitter because the movie I showed the kids was "too violent and gave them nightmares." What movie was it? Mary Poppins. FML
Today, the girl I like came over to my house to watch a movie. We had seen pretty much every movie that I suggested, so we ended up watching The Lion King. I forgot how sad that movie is, because once Mufasa died I started bawling my eyes out. FML
Today, while babysitting a girl, I told her to be quiet so she wouldn't wake her little brother. In reply, she told me that she would kill me, wake her brother up to show him my dead body, then draw all over my face. I'm stuck with her for another two hours. FML
Today, I went to watch the Movie "UP." At one point in the movie I got really sad and started to cry a bit. The 7 year old girl next to me noticed and told me to shut and man up. FML
Today, I asked out a girl I like to a movie. She said "I hate babysitting." FML
Today, I visited my girlfriend in the preschool she's interning at. She asked me to continue reading The Little Mermaid to her class, handing me the book. After the story, the whole class started to cry. She never told me to sugarcoat the ending and lie, Disney-style. FML
Today, I was watching Animal Planet while babysitting my 4 year-old niece. A really cute baby bunny came on and I called her into the room, only for her to see it get killed by a Bald Eagle. Now she won't stop crying. FML
Today, I was watching the movie Frozen with my 8 year old daughter. I had seen it before, so I sung along with some of the songs. My daughter put a finger over my lips, said "Shhhhhhhhut the fuck up," then turned back to the TV, giggling. FML
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Rainbowbish 21
They should've told you about the movies so don't blame yourself OP!
Laeffy 19
This reminds me of F.R.I.E.N.D.S
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Laeffy 19
This reminds me of F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Warmonger_Smurf 29
Do you want me to put the movie in the freezer?
I_Like_Dogs 28
"You didn't cry when Bambi's mom died?" "It was very sad when they stopped drawing the deer."
deathrise007 22
That part can still break a mans heart
NickACD 27
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Nah, me mans my friends always joke that every doe is Bambi while we hunt.
LilMissCanadian 22
You had to be THAT person, didn't you #15?
Badkarma4u 17
Bambi was a boy #15
NickACD 27
Whatever I never saw the movie
LivRoberts 14
You're a c*nt. #15
NickACD 27
How? It's a fictional children's movie, and I'm an asshole for having a laugh while hunting?
DenBriZel 31
I still to this day refuse to watch that movie ever again.
greekk 21
Your photo matches your comment :p
girllostinmind 6
It's pretty funny
Rainbowbish 21
They should've told you about the movies so don't blame yourself OP!
Steve97 32
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Kids are such babies these days. This is why this world is overly sensitive and movies suck so that kids don't feel "scared" or "sad". F op's life her parents are fully to blame for being overly protective.
Badkarma4u 17
I agree, protecting a child from a children's movie seems a bit over the top. Yes Bambi had a sad part, thats the whole point. You're supposed to feel sad, not over the top crazy about it. How parents handle it will determine how the child handles it. My parents were like, " It's not real, son, animals don't talk. " I was like "Ok" and move on. Now Old Yeller scared the crap out of me, because I learned pigs were not cute and cuddly and boar really can rip you up pretty good.
Thatissarcastic 17
Have you SEEN big hero 6 #23? I'm not saying you're wrong, but you're wrong.
bstarqueen 16
I'm probably gonna get doe voted for this but I totally agree with you 23... Everyone is too sensitive and can't handle shit.
shay_serendipity 29
I half agree with you, 23. I do think the parents were being over protective, but you can't really blame a younger child for being emotional over the idea of death. Especially if it's their first time being exposed to it.
TheAspieDork 27
Still not quite sure how that's proof
mssileas 25
Don't feel bad about it, she's going to be fine. If it makes you feel better, I tried entertaining my 5yo step-son with a kids-friendly documentary about life at the zoo. We had an interesting dinner conversation about the elephant who gave birth in HD video quality.
jocamo 24
That reminds me of the time I was babysitting my friends little girl. I left her watching some kids show while I went to the bathroom. I come back to her watching a segment about sheep giving birth and the words "oh the poor baby! the mommy pooped it!"
Myo_fml 20
For some reason, the episode of the Simpson's comes to mind where Marge eats Lisa's bambi vhs.
PeppermintPenny 30
Bambi's mom dies?! Thanks for spoiling ;(
laden_swallow09 35
BTW, Darth Vader is Luke's father.
I_Like_Dogs 28
Also, Mufasa dies.
Demon_of_Light 27
Don't mention Mufasa! I'm still in mourning.
Babysheegoth17 8
Oh deer...
Brunofk7 16
Tell her bambi's mom is at the zoo and take her there.It worked with my little cousin for a while.
tika12991 15
I never understand parents who try to shield their kids from this sort of thing. Like, sure, it sucks to see your kid upset, but isn't it better to teach them young about the cycle of life, so that they learn it's a natural thing? Anyway, FYL OP.
gorgeous_vixen95 12
When I was growing up, me and the neighbor boy would always play together and ours moms would switch off on watching us after kindergarten and stuff. Well one day, my mom put on the little mermaid for us because it was too cold to play outside, my favorite disney movie growing up. He was all excited to see it and acted like he had never even seen a disney movie. Well...apparently he never had seen one, he had never been able to watch tv in general unless it was the news (keep in mind we were only 4 or 5)! Later that night his mom called my mom and had to lecture her about how her kids can't watch tv, especially disney movies because they teach "inappropriate" lessons, but yet they are allowed to read Harry Potter, to say the least, I only ever saw him at school after that, and literally all they were allowed to do for fun was read...
weatherxveins 29
And isn't it better to teach kids how to handle emotions rather than trying to protect them from them? Emotions happen, might as well learn how to cope early.