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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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 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'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
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 was babysitting a couple of kids. I'd spent time with them before, so I brought my video game console to play with them. I forgot to take it home with me. They soon sold it to another kid for $10. FML
Today, I babysat the brattiest and most foul-mouthed 8-year-old I've ever met. After I survived three hours of it, his parents finally came home. He claimed I'd invited a boy over and that we did "stuff" on the couch all evening. They believed him. I didn't get paid, to say the least. 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'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 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
Today, after my family left me at home for the weekend before finals while they went on vacation so I could focus on my studies, I spent the weekend watching my little cousins for no pay. It wasn’t an easy babysitting job either. I had to pay attention to and then re-enact basically every Bluey episode ever to exist, with no time to study. FML
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anniebananie 3
Why didn't you say anything?! Stand up for yourself!
Alister09 0
I would say Hmm...$5 for 8 kids under 10? I think I'll tell everyone that goes to my school that you're cheap and you'll never be able to get a babysitter again!
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AtmosphereSiV 0
YDI, why didn't you predetermine how much you were going to be paid?
railfan_fml 0
this fml has the highest concentration of epic wins I've ever seen...
Macadamia_fml 0
That's like a dollar an hour!
alternativerap 0
i wouldve smacked the parent, seriously i'd be like "i went through hell for five bucks! you better give me more!"
erikalynnex 0
why is everyone obsessed with suing! jeeze
cozcat 0
Set a rate based on number of children, how many hours, what time of day, what day it is, etc. So if it was a Saturday night, charge extra. Charge a flat of five bucks an hour per kid, maybe three if the kids are over ten. Extra ten for being a Saturday, another five for being at night. Kids: eight kids, five hours - 40x5 = 200 Saturday night: extra ten for night, extra ten for Saturday = 20 You should be getting a decent amount rather than five bucks. If they ever ask you to babysit again, make them sign something. Type it up, print it, get them to sign that. Wave it in their face. Ensure to include that if they don't pay, then you will be "accidentally" telling the kids explicit reproductive details the next time you see them.
sportschick13 0
tough luck I'm only 12 and I get paid 10 bucks an hour!!! hahaa
mrmerino 0
that sucks ass. my neighbors are fairly generous, if you're anywhere near north phoenix.
frolick123 0
8 kids under the age of ten? anyone else see a problem there? 120 months she she spent at least 72 pregnant... FHL
Dilwann 27
Who said they all had the same mother?
DinoChick 0
I would expect at least $20