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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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)
RFreedom 0
if i were in ur place i would'nt take it..
joshizzle3 1
because they go to ASU games. Sun Devils suck. Wildcats gonna take the Pac-10
FerrariCake 2
Revenge: act happy, tell them to call you again when they need a babysitter. Next time they are expecting you, don't go. If they try to call you, ignore them. They won't be able to find another babysitter at the last minute, and you'll ruin their plans. Of course, you'll lose out on the $5 babysitting job, but I'm sure you'll get over it. If they ever ask you about it, you can tell them you got a better job for that evening that paid more than $1 an hour. Avenge yourself... or people will continue to use you.
darkshadow_fml 0
YDI for not negotiating before hand how much you'll get paid
coopert28 0
GO ASU!! :D
Narf_fml 0
Be thankful you got any money at all greedy capitalist.
01100110 0
You set the price before they leave... YDI
waddlezizmyname 3
That totally sucks. My friend went to the ASU game, too, and sent me pictures saying, "I'd say I wish you were here, but I'd be lying". Thanks, buddy, thanks.
randomness28 0
YDI for babysitting the Gosselins.
piles_of_fail 0
YDI. Discuss payment beforehand, and if they were terrors, mention that. If the parents want you to come back, they should add a little extra for the bother. that's what the parents I sit for do.