Today, I left my daughter with a babysitter for the first time. When I came home, my microwave was ruined because they had attempted to heat cans of Play-Doh as a science experiment. FML
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Today, my 5 year old daughter figured out how to use the microwave, microwaving my brand new 3G iphone. It was completely wrecked. So was the microwave. FML
Today, after getting home from work late last night and feeling lazy, I'd put my leftover dinner in the microwave, spoon and all. I wake up to find one of the kids started the microwave and it blew up because of the metal spoon. FML
Today, I started a new job and wanted to seem organized, so I brought a homemade lunch in a container. I went to heat it up, but forgot to remove the lid completely. The container exploded in the microwave, covering the inside with sauce. I spent my lunch break cleaning it while my coworkers smirked. FML
Today, I microwaved leftovers in a container I didn’t check. The lid wasn’t microwave-safe. It melted, fused to the food, and now I have what looks like a modern art sculpture instead of lunch. My coworker walked up, looked at it, and said, “Microplastics in our food are getting out of hand.” FML
Today, I woke up after putting my child to bed. Drowsy, I stumbled down to the kitchen to make a mug cookie. I read a recipe on my phone, and put a knob of butter in a cup to melt in the microwave. I put my phone in the microwave and turned it on for 30 seconds, and didn't realize what I'd done until I smelt burning plastic. FML
Today, I put leftovers in the microwave and pressed what I thought was “1:00.” It was actually “10:00.” I got distracted, then realized at minute eight when the smell changed from “warm food” to “bad science experiment.” FML
Today, I tried to microwave a leftover burrito. I forgot to remove the foil it was wrapped in. The microwave went into overdrive in a dramatic display of sparks, the fire alarm went off, and I had to convince the neighbors at my door not to evacuate their apartments. I still haven’t eaten. FML
Today, my daughter put a doll in the microwave "to keep her warm". She's 17. FML
Today, I spent an hour and a half trying to rid my house of smoke and burnt plastic smell because my little sister didn't know she was supposed to add water in the package of microwaveable mac and cheese. FML
Today, I stayed up until 2 a.m. building my daughter's birthday present because I wanted everything to be perfect when she woke up. She opened the little oven door on the toy kitchen, and the whole thing collapsed onto the floor. I found an unopened bag of screws sitting on the table. FML
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Top comments
Tripartita 45
What a ******* idiot! Everybody knows you heat Play-Doh in MUGS, not cans!
feven 32
Who's babysitting who haha
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Comments (31)
Xamry14 10
Sounds bad but it's really rare to find an older person to babysit that can play with kids like a kids. Sure, the microwave thing sucks but it may be worth it to keep the baby sitter around just because she gets along with your daughter so well.
chinaski7628 32
I think the safety of the child (as well as the house and its contents) are more important. Sure, this time they just made a mess. Next time they could very easily start a fire. And, actually, there are a lot of good babysitters, who get along well with kids, who aren't safety hazards.
LyricaSilvan 30
I would suggest you find a different babysitter. And warn all your friends and neighbors that this one is an idiot who will ruin their appliances.
thatsme293 28
Good thing nothing caught fire! Wonder what smells worse: burnt play doh or melted plastic from the cans.
ZambleJuice 9
Care.com
NostalgiaFreak9 43
Not only should we preform background checks for babysitters, but we should also make them take IQ tests.
DespicableDez 7
Better that than vegging out. Science rules!
takeittoem 8
I'm sorry, but how did this ruin the microwave? Were the cans metal? If all that happened was that the cans melted onto the glass turntable, you can probably get it clean with acetone.
cbroady0529 9
Depending on how old your daughter is, I kind of love your babysitter!
ThatEmoBoy 26
I laughed so hard at this