30 Posts From Delusional Parents Who Would Ask Babysitters To Pay Them, If They Could
"Choosing beggar" is an online term used to describe people who make unreasonable or entitled demands. And there's a whole subreddit dedicated to this colorful bunch.
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, parents make up a considerable number of them. So we at Bored Panda decided to try and see what their requests are usually about. Turns out, child care is arguably their top priority.
To show you that some moms and dads need a reality check, we compiled a collection of moments when they tried to get someone to watch their kids for (basically) free.
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Sister Sent Me This...she Was Blocked Immediately After
What total a*****e parents. I hope they had extreme difficulty in getting anymore childminders
And this, ladies and gents, is why you always take payment in advance
Load More Replies...Looks like its time to contact the police. Thats documented theft of services. Time to show the actual stuck up twat how the world works.
No they knew they were supposed to pay and thought they could take advantage... time to post names and addresses and NEVER BABYSIT OR GET PAYMENT UP FRONT warning signs
Load More Replies...this one is simple, take her to small clams court. you don't need a lawyer.
In the past I had customers that knew they were going to stiff me when they bought the merchandise, I think you found at least one of them - $$ up front !
I remember that story. The husband was informed and did pay the babysitter.
Even though they're getting called out for the way they go about it, parents who are sending kids to daycare know that it can be a huge chunk of the family budget.
For example, in the US, the average cost is about $10,000 a year, but it's more than double that in many places across the country.
Free Babysitter Needed
Why do spouses of deployed service members think they should get special treatment?
"My spouse is gone working really hard and missing their family. I, on the other hand, don't wanna spend five minutes filling out a form that will help keep my little ones safe. Did I mention, I'm a selfish twàt who finds other peoples' time not of the same value as my own?" That's what I see when reading this sorta cràp.
The only effort she's willing to put in is to perpetuate the stereotype of the lazy, checked-out military spouse.
That's a stereotype? How sad.
Load More Replies..."I'm too special and entitled to fill out forms and deserve free babysitting anyway"
The Second I Saw “Someone Who Is Looking Into Babysitting” I Knew She Was Looking For Free Childcare
Will a stranger please come into my home and look after my children for free.... What could go wrong ?
Not just a stranger but one in jr. High aka a minor
Load More Replies...classic "I want someone with no experience so I don't have to pay them because the experience they gain is payment enough." It's sick enough when companies do this, but when you're trying to take advantage of a child? Ew.
The smiley face at the end.. quite the way to end the entitled begging.
Another Mom Refusing To Pay For Babysitting, People Can Sure Be Mean Sometimes
More stories like this need to name and shame the lying trash that pulls this kind of thing. This is also why you always get it in writing.
There is no reason not to get Paid up front. Its not like you can just abandon the kids after unless you want to go to jail. This parent was stupid to give up such a good sitter
It is never wrong to ask the parents for references from prior babysitters. The look on their face will tell you a lot. If they give a reference, talk to them! In my day, the other teenage babysitters would be straight! Poor tipper, crappy snacks, lots of housework, handsy when taking me home...you knew who not to work for. The great parents rarely needed new sitters.
According to the US Labor Department, the average price of preschool and daycare is up 6% from last year and nearly double the overall inflation rate of 3.2%.
Big parts of the problem can be attributed to increasing labor costs and rising demand with more parents going back to the office post-pandemic.
$5/Hr Is Insane. 3 Kids Under 5, Btw
or once the baby's born $1.25 per child per hour.
Load More Replies...I should write for classified ads, I've got a real knack for this! This person is saying: "I have the common sense of a dog in heat when it comes to sèx. Now I'm in need of someone to sacrifice their worth cuz I'm pregnant again and don't know how to use birth control....cuz remember, I have dog brains."
I'm a bit confused by this! Who's Cade (I'm assuming that's a persons name?) who's already looking after the kids? And the rest of it sounds like a post on a weird dating app for single mothers 😶
Probably one of the four fathers.
Load More Replies...3 kids for 250$ a week all under 5 and eventually an infant, that mother is delusional.
And one on the way. 5-3-2-1 KIDS will be fun! You can make it a career like Alice. And who's Cade? If this isn't a plot for CW TV, don't know what is? And the cameras are already set up!
Paying You To Babysit Is “A Deal Breaker Sorry No”
But it's society's obligation to take care of a breeder's responsibility. (Oozing with sarcasm. )
Load More Replies...I wonder if there’s an app or websites where babysitters can blacklist bad customers
In the 1980s I was always paid when the parents got home. Is the prolonged payment common now? Also, I paid for my son's care in the 2000s as well.
I had someone like that, kept asking me to help with his business but getting payment was a nightmare.. was always "will get you next time" or "in a bit" never had the money to pay but huge shopping addition. He stopped asking when I started demanding payment up front.
Holy cow! Waaaaaay too much entitlement. I'm sure she has babysitters rushing to babysit 🤣🤣🤣🤣
It's Always A "Nanny" That They Want For Dirt Cheap Or Less
Looking for someone with no problems with the law in order to enter into a conspiracy to evade tax. No wonder they want a Trump fan...
When I worked at the IRS, we loved ads like this. Why go through all the trouble of conducting an audit, when the tax cheater elicits a conspiracy to commit tax fraud in the newspaper? With her high standards for behavior, she's going to be very disappointed in the moral quality of the people she'll meet in federal prison.
Load More Replies...But if she's not getting the full $15 it is exactly like paying tax except can't claim work related expenses (petrol, car depreciation, snacks) - or pay for the Bachelor degree they're required to have.
And she isnt going to get her EITC or refund of all this "tax" pay she is losing
Load More Replies...Well she's a MAGA voter, so it's no surprise she doesn't believe people deserve fair wages or protection from work exploitation.
Oh darn, I am an licensed RN with 10 years experience in pediatrics, but I have tattoos. Guess I’m disqualified!
Hahaha. I had similar thought. I have a background in education and child development. I was the head of the infant care section of a child development center. I've also worked as a postpartum doula. But I'm covered in tattoos.
Load More Replies..."Delusional breeder seeking a perfect person with a real heart for law-abiding to spend their time and money taking care of my responsibilities. In the meantime, I'm going to use the playbook of a world renounced criminal and we shall both commit tax fraud with the meager pay I offer." (Personally, I'm all for the common person to keep some of their monies out of the hands of their government. I'm not a fan of this woman's blind hypocrisy though.)
Im never going to understand the entitled trash demanding a degree.. to watch their garbage children for a truly insulting wage. Guess the same type that "will be running your name through databases" lmfao... Oh right. A right winger and magat wanting to pay under the table... makes sense.
She says that they cannot have any public photos on their social media but If the person doesn't have any public photos, then how will she even know if they have any sketchy social media behavior if they're stuff is private lmao this lady is so contracting and I still can't quite figure out the $10/hr pay being equal to $15/hr without paying taxes 🤔 this lady is a lot confused.
That’s 33% tax, tax rate for that wage is much lower
Load More Replies...Cb Wants Somebody To Watch Their Toddler For $3.33 An Hour
Come on! This lucky sitter would be making just over $3/hour. They won't have a problem buying a tarp and cardboard box to live in. They'll be fine! (Sarcasm is how I deal with my anger lol)
Load More Replies...This was what my ex friend paid me to babysit her 3 year old daughter while she worked. If the daughter was sick I was still expected to babysit which usually got me sick. If my friend was sick she would expect me to hang around for two hours while she decided if she was going to work and when she didn't I did not get paid for wasting my time. She had the audacity to call me entitled because I was getting $25 instead of $22 per day like the cheap unsafe daycare in the area. She still thinks she was doing me a favor.
I made this in 7th grade all summer. Thought I was RICH babysitting a 4 year old. Loved it cause got away from my horrible mother. The mom was like "100 a week!" Like it was so much and to me it really was but now I realize it wasnt at all
Child care is gaining resonance in economic and business circles, but it's losing ground in the political arena.
Funding put in place during the pandemic is set to run out this month, and advocates warn that once the US hits that "child care cliff," some centers will either have to raise prices even more, cut staff, or shut their doors.
$15 A Day! And She Needs Overnight Care Too
Your son has special needs? I'm a Special Education Teacher. I'll do it for my base pay. $55.00 an hour. Overnight? You're looking at $100 an hour, firm.
She specifically said not to comment if you don’t want the job. 🙂
Load More Replies...Some of these are literally insane...I pay $60 a day for someone to pick my daughter up from school and bring her home safely. We have awful traffic here in Miami so I'm paying that amount for safety and 2 hours of work.
Why do people think they can tell people not to comment? Honestly, if I saw an ad like this in Facebook I would comment, just to annoy them.
A special needs child requires a heck of a lot more than that! Someone tell mama Karen to get with the program.
When I see "if you dont want the job, dont comment" I feel compelled to comment and call out their bs before they take advantage of someone.
How is it that people put less monetary consideration into bringing another human into the world than they do when selecting a pet?!?!
All you people that voted for ALL fetuses to be born need to step up and help out! Y’all were marching for these poor kids to be born…PRO LIFE means caring for the lives of these babies so pony up!
75 Cents An Hour For Babysitting
Thats not even going to cover the gas for pick up and drop off lol
And it’s overnight besides! 😳 Or is she thinking that the sitter will be asleep most of the time and she will NOT pay REAL MONEY for sleep?! Is that it? Ƒưɕƙ her and her idiocy, trying to take advantage of broke people who desperately need money. 🤬
What the hell is 12am? That doesn't exist. It's either twelve noon/midnight, 12.00/24.00
I can’t imagine she means overnight. Surely she means pm. Noon to 8pm.
Load More Replies...For Market Price, You Can Clean Our House And Watch Our Kids!
I was going to say there's nothing much wrong with this one - light household duties and two evening babysitting, similar to an au pair - then I saw the $1000 a month!
if this is kits point in vancouver (and i'm not aware of any others) homes there are CRAZY expensive! and this one is basically on the beach to boot??! these people must be millionaires and they're asking a live in nanny to pay THEM?! delusional.
Like, after all the chores and babysitting weird hours, when exactly is this nanny supposed to work to pay that rent?
Load More Replies...I love the subtle brags in there about the money they bring in. And then wanting female only to pay to be their live in servant.
Yeah, that should actually be an ad offering employment/looking to hire a live in nanny and housekeeper with a french speaker prefered, offering payment in addition to providing room and board.
Okay but it's kits beach in Vancouver. it's crazy expensive to live there, the houses are huge and gorgeous. you get to use the entire house house as well as you don't pay for food. In exchange you do light household chores like as if it were your own house, and babysit 2 nights a week. As a mother of 2 boys, only having 2 nights a week to be watching kids.. I mean, 1k a month doesn't sound so bad now lol
Babysitter Wanted, Must Be In Collage
So you’ve got all that money for background checks and drug tests and yada yada but you can’t pay your babysitter a decent wage???
High schools need to bring back home ed classes with emphasis on having children how much it all costs and how hard its going to be getting good safe childcare. How to properly hire and pay childcare providers. People wanting to pay 1970s costs for today standards. Need a wake up call.
Sure, lady. You and your snobby a*s (which you apparently developed in “collage”) can shove this job up your bottom!
Okay, That's $1.36 per hour to watch 1 adolescent, 2 toddlers and a baby for 11 hours a day, 55 hours a week. By the way, be perfect. Non Negotiable. Yeah, good luck with that. Myself? I'm searching for elves to lead me to the realm of the fairies and teach me the secret of immortality. I'm willing to pay them a shiny button. Non negotiable.
Employment in the sector still hasn't recovered from 2020, in part because wage growth in the under-resourced industry hasn't kept pace with other low-wage sectors.
This Parent Who "Can Only Do $6 An Hour" For A Babysitter To Come And Watch Their Kids Five Days A Week
Watch My Kid For 50+hrs A Week For $100 Each Week...also, Have 3 Years Babysitting Experience And Preferably A Cpr Certificate
And she was probably POed at imaginary people who didn't show. "No OnE wAnTs To WoRk AnYmOrE!"
Load More Replies..."8 hour shift"... "7a to 5p" So is it a set 2 hours a shift that you ignore the kid or is this t**t just that bad at math and telling time?
This Is Not A Babysitting Job
Need A Babysitter/Slave
Sooo messed up! I was a kid like these, getting dumped at barely paid strangers homes with zero concern for my safety or well being by a desperate immature single mom with no support system.
It really is disgusting. Blaming the world for your issues is a copout.
Load More Replies...I have to say that, as a child who was abused by people my mother just left me with for hours on end for just a few £s these examples are actually really depressing, trying to laugh at them but I'm can't help feeling horrified about the potential dangers these parents are putting their kids in because a abuser/pedo would gladly 'babysit ' for free
I am sorry that happened to you. 😥 Here's a virtual Mom hug.
Load More Replies...We may smirk at these mostly desperate people, but the reality is working parents, especially single parents, are trapped where they have kids but are barely living paycheck to paycheck. As a social benefit to our country, the government should provide daycare for those who can't afford it. That's why the couples today aren't having kids. They just can't afford them. And the Constitution demands that we provide for the Common Good! Oh wait, that's radical far left communism talking. It's just not christian to help the downtrodden and Joel Osteen needs it more than they do.
If you don't want to work to pay for babysitting then you should have made better choices.
If she don't make 10$ an hour she willing to give away $8.25 leaving herself what? $1.75 ph? I take it this chick is either getting gov assistance, has a hubby/ex hubby as in child support. Crazy.
You don't need a babysitter you need a trusted relative to live with you and care for your children.
So, she wants a fücking slave, that is disguised as a servant who is disguised as a babysitter? Two letters; tf?
On top of that, babysitting rates rose 9.7% in the US in 2022 — a bit less than the 11% hike seen in 2021, but still outpacing inflation for the second year in a row.
A shortage of babysitters and higher pay that those remaining are able to command are creating seismic ripples in the labor market, keeping some parents at home or in precarious care arrangements.
Babysit My Kid Full Time And I'll Pay You $30 A Day! $3 An Hour, Such A Steal!
"Possibility of joining us on family outings to help out"-> Some people really shouldn't have kids.
Yep. Makes me want to tell them, “I’m sorry but your parenthood remorse is not my problem “.
Load More Replies...Wants A Nanny For Less Than $5/Hour
Don't have a baby you cannot afford. It is not everyone else's responsibility to make up for your poor planning.
Exactly. We planned and saved to allow me to be a SAHM which was priceless.
Load More Replies...Five weeks pregnant? There’s still time to rectify this problem. Getting pregnant when you can’t afford it in any way, shape, or form is a dumb mistake, but there ARE solutions that don’t involve having to rip others off to get them to raise your kid for you. If you go the adoption route, you can even *make* money. I wanna implore her not to keep this baby. What if it’s not healthy? WTF will she do then? I’m terrified thinking of what she might do!
That doesn't seem that off. Mine went to a couple in home that only charged me $25-$30 a day. And the $30 provided lunch!
Some parents should just stay home and let the other parent work. It is cheaper that way.
I Don’t Think Anyone Is Going To Want To Watch Your 4 Year Old For $3 An Hour
Someone’s Want Add For A Babysitter 3 Days A Week
Aside from the payment, this one seems the least unreasonable until now
And the pay rate itself is somewhat justified because of the single minimum wage income. This parent is getting boned for being alive at this point.
Load More Replies...I'm reading this as only needs an hour or two of coverage, 3 days a week
If you work minimum wage and you can't afford a babysitter, why don't you stay at home and look after your own kid?
well, if it isn't anything, really...stay home and raise your own kid.
Last year, the national average babysitting rate was $22.68 an hour for one child, $25.37 an hour for two, and $27.70 an hour for three. That's a staggering 21% jump in just two years.
The Audacity Of This Woman
Yeah, but she's supposed to do housework too. What a nut job.
Load More Replies...And who is going to pay for all the background checking and the mental health screening? I was going to say 10$/hr is more reasonable than the rest, but not if there is an upfront cost to get the job that pays the bare minimum.
International background check, like you can just ring Interpol and ask them to run some names through for you 😅
$250 A Week For 69 Hours Babysitting, And She Is Playing The Single Mom Sympathy Card
$3/Hr To Babysit Your 5 Year Old? Yeah No Thanks…
You Must Be Cute, Pay My Brother To Babysit, And You Must Surprise Me
Heavily filtered photo shot at an angle from above. Come on lady. Are you honest about anything?
I don't understand this. Babysitter must be cute and pay her brother??
So even though it's hard to sympathize with someone as entitled as most of the parents in these pictures, their opportunistic "hunts" for people to look after their kids can be interpreted as signs of a bigger problem.
51% of U.S. parents say they spend over 20% of their income on child care, which is far more than the 7% that the federal government defines as "affordable."
Babysit My Kid For 20$/Day
Poor kid. At least her mom is trying to find her a good place. Unfortunately, even the public school before and after childcare programs aren't that cheap. I'm in the US, and one of the things that sucks is that there isn't childcare available that people can afford.
imo if you don't have time to watch kids on the regular and you don't have money to pay a sitter then maybe you shouldn't have kids.
Load More Replies...Local Babysitting Group, ~$2/Hour Opportunity!!
I definitely think this person has a reason for posting this out of the ordinary request.. I am very curious, but I don't think everyone should be so quick to judge her ... I think it speaks volumes that she's aware of how odd her request sounds and acknowledging it should indicate that it's more of a "private and personal matter" that she's willing to explain . Needless to say I am personally more curious than weirded-out by this one.
Want me in bed at 8pm to keep your kid company? Try 2500 a night.
Babysitter Choosing Beggars; People Should Just Babysit For Free!!
So its not just the delusional parents... its the trash they hang out around too. Bet all those people think minimum wage should be lower too
Local Fb Group Mom Wants To Pay $100 A Week For Babysitting Overnight And Getting Child To School
I'm so disgusted by most of these posts! Two types: overly demanding or don't give A F*** type, some of them sound like they'd except even homeless strangers into their homes as long as they can get them cheaply to (maybe/hopefully not harm) their vulnerable kids 😤
Fulltime “Babysitter”
Thats the kind of post that tells the world who and what you are.
Okay so if you just want to have fun and a little beer money then if you look after my young innocent kid for a few hours then give me a call!! F*****G UNBELIEVABLE 😤
Passive Aggressive Post After No One Would Babysit Free Of Charge
I Wish Someone Would Help Take Care Of Our 3 Kids.. But It Has To Be More Than 2 Hours
5.83 An Hour. To Chase A Toddler For 12 Hours A Day. In Comments Says It Would Be Ideal For A Retired Person. Claims Nothing Is Wrong With That Pay, She Herself Would Take It!
"Please no hate comments"... I think she's had difficulty in getting people to work 4am - 4pm 5 days a week (60hrs).
Looking For An Experienced Babysitter At $3/Hour
When my oldest was a baby, I worked in a day care center so I wouldn't have to pay a sitter.
$30 A Day For 8 Hours And 2 Kids, Am I Crazy Or Is This Ridiculous?
$30 For A Whole Day Of Watching A 2 Year Old And 6 Month Old
I think babysitting very young babies and toddlers is not something you leave to an inexperienced person or just anyone! Some of these have absolutely pissed me off, first time anything on Bored Panda has really annoyed me!!!
Babysitting Type 1 Diabetics For Less Than $4.50 An Hour
Some of these are outrageous, Social Services/CPS agencies should monitor these sort of ADS because I'm honestly horrified by the lack of disregard or thinking that some of these people have for their kids welfare, a child abuser/pedoz will gladly accept the terms offered or do it for free!!
$5 An Hour For A Full Time Babysitter For 2 Little Boys. 45 Hours A Week At $250
The other nanny is having medical issues; she's sick of you and your kids 😅
Cb Will Pay $100 For 57 Hours Of Babysitting, For Two Kids Under 4. Oh And They Stay With You
Rule 9 and 10 are absolutely f×××××d up 😵 "I trust you with my kids but I don't trust you in my home " unless I know you!!
From My Town’s Facebook Page. She Wants A Babysitter For Two Infants To Come To Her Home And Clean For Less Than Minimum Wage??
You = Reliable Car + Drivers License + Babysitting Experience. Us = We Pay $4.54/Hour
Willing To Pay "A Couple Bucks" Per "Hang Out Session" With My Fabulous Child!
This one would work for any parents who want their 9 to 12 yr old supervised after school till they get home from work tho....
Yeah, I don't really have a problem with this one outside of the chirpy tone (makes me think this would not "be a great fit" for my dour and sarcastic child), but it's basically cooperative babysitting between mothers, and it could actually provide the training for someone "looking to get into babysitting" that the earlier post promised.
Load More Replies...When I was 12, our neighbor hired me to watch her kids while she cleaned her house. She'd also have me go with her when she was shopping with the kids because she needed a second person to keep an eye on them. She explained to me that her mom never gave her responsibility, and she struggled to know how to balance simple tasks while caring for the kids. She paid me more than she needed to. This was late 80s. I made bank working for her, just hanging with the kids while their mom was in the next room.
Less Than $2 For Babysitting Is Insane
Woman Wants To Pay Up To $45 Dollars For 8 Hours Of Babysitting In An Area Where Minimum Wage Is $14.25
Perfect for a student but the working hours are roughly the same as being on school?
She is very independent for her age? What does that mean? My daughter is almost four and she is very independent; good luck convincing her she can't do what she wants to do and that's a lot of work.
$2/Hr For A Full Time (58 Hours/Week) Babysitting Job. Sweet Deal!!
Do we get the impression that some of these people - consciously or not - essentially regret that slavery was abolished?
I Won’t Pay You To Babysit
That is not an insignificant amount, especially if the time commitment is not that much. However, there are other expenses in life so you would also need another job or source of income. A lot would depend on how much and how consistently they expect help.
Load More Replies...This one isn't actually that bad! I would take it as an online student.
Some are entitled. Some seem to be earning less than minimum wage themselves with insane working hours. I have assumed that these are from the US, which is increasingly dystopian in my view. No child care. No paid maternity or paternity leave, etc.
Yes, I feel sorry for many of these people. I think it might be they just have no options, not enough money, and need some sort of support. There'll be a mix of people obviously, but some need sympathy, and help.
Load More Replies...It makes you wonder how many parents rely upon their grandparents to look after their kids when they can only offer such pitiful remuneration
It is a fact that many people in child care are going to need to make enough to live off of. Places like daycares have each person watching many children, so they can pay a salary that some one can survive off of. It also might work if you can find someone who has other income or whose partner makes enough that they can work just for a bit of extra money. That is going to be few and far between these days I think. Expecting someone to provide individual child car for less than the cost of groceries is probably not going to happen. I know at least where I live (U.S.) a lot of people make barley over minimum wage, but the providers need to live too. It is a big problem that everyone just chalks up to those parents poor choices, so nothing will be done about it.
Honestly, some of these are mothers who are desperate and can't afford to pay much but still have to go to work. I've thought about helping other people out for cheap because I stay home and have 2 kids along with 10 years CNA experience but my house is too small.
Some are entitled. Some seem to be earning less than minimum wage themselves with insane working hours. I have assumed that these are from the US, which is increasingly dystopian in my view. No child care. No paid maternity or paternity leave, etc.
Yes, I feel sorry for many of these people. I think it might be they just have no options, not enough money, and need some sort of support. There'll be a mix of people obviously, but some need sympathy, and help.
Load More Replies...It makes you wonder how many parents rely upon their grandparents to look after their kids when they can only offer such pitiful remuneration
It is a fact that many people in child care are going to need to make enough to live off of. Places like daycares have each person watching many children, so they can pay a salary that some one can survive off of. It also might work if you can find someone who has other income or whose partner makes enough that they can work just for a bit of extra money. That is going to be few and far between these days I think. Expecting someone to provide individual child car for less than the cost of groceries is probably not going to happen. I know at least where I live (U.S.) a lot of people make barley over minimum wage, but the providers need to live too. It is a big problem that everyone just chalks up to those parents poor choices, so nothing will be done about it.
Honestly, some of these are mothers who are desperate and can't afford to pay much but still have to go to work. I've thought about helping other people out for cheap because I stay home and have 2 kids along with 10 years CNA experience but my house is too small.
