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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (180)
HotRodScott 0
Lesson learned: state your price for babysitting upfront
waterynuggets 0
Yep, this
Gwyndion 9
1) State a fair price in advance, best to ask people you know who babysit (and 8 kids for 5 hours should be quite a hefty fee) 2) Inform the people you know so they're warned
sika_fml 0
More like $5 per kid, per hour.
alitairi 18
daycare is cheaper than that, you wanna try to be cheaper than daycare would cost.
kira1kira 0
sue!
lrb081 0
Why did you not confirm the details PRIOR to accepting the job?
allmidnighteyes 11
tell them you'll go to ASU. Then they'll pay you more.
kokalade 0
There was an FML almost the same as this one b4
jackster8786 0
was it jon and kate gosselins kids? cause they would totally do something like that.
plexico 4
I keep asking for an Underpaid Babysitter category so I can ignore it! So, you pulled it 12.5¢ per hour per kid. Do you always sell yourself this cheap?
kukopia 0
Really? I think we need a 'I didn't get what I asked for my X present' catagory first.
gnomey2007 0
yeah this is not an FML... this is a ydi..... I've been babysitting for five years and the parents ALWAYS ask me how much I charge per hour the first time. and if they don't I tell them. for eight kids you should have gotten like $15 an hour... unless they were asleep most of the time then possibly $10. If I had gotten $5 I would not have left that house until they paid me MORE. I hope you've learned your lesson.
DrunkenValor 0
If they hire you again, let the kids get out of control, or explain that santa isn't real, the tooth fairy is a serial killer and that when the lights go out the boogeyman comes to steal all their favourite toys. And explain in grand detail where babies really come from.
SiLveRStaRLIGHT 0
Win.
dancelover1012 0
Epic win.