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
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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 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, 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
Today, I found out that the student tutor my son advised me to hire was my son's girlfriend. I have been paying her $20 an hour for the last 3 weeks to make out with my son in his room. FML
Today, I found out my mom paid my best friend $20 to be my friend when we were 10. FML
Today, I had to watch my neighbor's daughter for 10 hours. She wouldn't eat anything I had to offer, so I ordered a pizza for $19 + a $5 tip = $24. Her father came by to pick her up, thanked me, and gave me a $20 bill. I effectively just paid to watch his kid. 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, the guy whose son I babysat for six hours straight confessed to being broke, then actually asked if he could pay me with sex instead. 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 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
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CrazyManNo9 29
Tell Mom, she owes you $40.
jadums 5
It happens because you let it. Tell them the kid won't be tortured until balance is paid in full
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Comments (36)
Justin Brickley 8
(x) Doubt
Kaili McCoy 6
Next time, in front of the parents, look your mom straight in the eye and say, "Gee mom, I'm going to have to start tutoring you! $25 an hour times 2 is $50, not $10!" Then give an awkward laugh and look straight at the parents for your payout. You mom will look stupid and stop. I'm assuming that this is more of a jealousy thing. Mom is jealous her daughter is making $25 an hour. Making her feel stupid might make her stop. If she's doing it for other reasons, it may not work.
FitFriday 32
Instead of tutored I read it as tortured, but it's the same thing right
lilithfury 23
She owes you $40 then. Let the parents know that the $25 an hour fee is non negotiable, despite what your mother says.
thathobothere 17
This is when you completely remove any involvement from your mother. If you value your money, she won't be anywhere near that child or the family. If she still does it, she's paying the difference. Hell, get the parents to sign a written contract on it, so your mother can't change the price. Withdraw your services until your dues are paid! Two hours of your time doing tutoring is worth nowhere near ten dollars! For ten dollars, I'd feel I'd get my money's worth for a night's movie rental, not having my kids be taught potentially valuable mental skills that could get them a job in the future!
HalfLit 17
My mother did that to me too. She would often volunteer me for baby sitting for her friends for free without any consent or notice to me whatsoever. When I was a teenager it enraged me. Now that I'm an adult I've learned that there are more important things than money.
shannon2348 14
Msybe you should do the tutoring at the kids house. That way your mother won't be there.