ShaniFaye

Im sure Im not the only one here that made lots of money babysitting when I was a kid right?

The thread about staying home alone got me to thinking about this.

You're watching someone elses kids in their home, whats the "worst" thing you ever did during one of those times?

For me it was not having a boy over, it was not staying on the phone (these were the days before call waiting) for hours. I had two things I would say were the "worst"

1. I would eat their pickles, so much that most of my regulars would buy jars just for me lol

2. when I got older I would look for nudie mags and "toys" (no I didnt use them lol I just wanted to know what the tennis moms kept in their nightstands) in their rooms after the kids were asleep, no Im not saying I am proud I did that....but finding the hubby's penthouse forum magazines did a LOT to further my sexual education.

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ngdawg

Spanked the crap out of the little brat.....
One time some friends came over with the idea that, as soon as the parents got back, the 3 of us would just hang out.
When I got home (we lived across and up two houses from the people I sat for), my dad nonchalantly asked if I had any visitors. I, of course, said no.
Note to self: shut curtains in livingroom....
Dad sent my friends on their way and me to my room for lying.

Ayashe

I would sometimes keep the kids up fairly late, sending them off running to their rooms when the car pulled up. It was easier than arguing with them about bedtimes. They always commented about how I must have kept them incredibly busy as they slept in so late.

Bear Cub

I refer to it as the baby burrito.

When the nephew would be a pain in the ass, I would give him a warning. If he did not comply, I would lay out a comforter on the floor, fold it in fourths, lay him at one end, and give him a spin all the way up. The end result was a massively thick baby burrito, effectively immobilizing him. After about a minute of laying there, I'd get the "ok, I'll be good!"

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The_Jazz

Heh. My 2 1/2 year old loves to be made into a burrito when he's GOOD. It would fail as a punishment.

Kids.

As for me, well when I was 15 I rubbed one out in their bathroom after the kids were asleep. The dad left a Playboy lying around. I made sure to put it back exactly how I found it. Other than that, I just ate a bunch of food.

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noodle

usually just ate some random food, watched some MTV or SkinaMax.
i snooped a bit sometimes, out of curiosity.
then nannycams became popular.
not that i ever thought anyone would get one, but i became paranoid.

and shani, i usually raided pickles, too. that's hilarious, i thought no one else would think of it.

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ItWasMe

I fell asleep late at night after the 10 yr old kid was in bed. Bad me: I slept heavily, and didn't wake up when she woke up. Little brat went out to the garage, found a partial can of bright blue paint and a paintbrush. She then painted designs on the outside of the garage for all the world to see. Luckily the mom didn't make me repaint her garage (the kid had to do it)

When my teenager was babysitting my toddler...toddler was sleeping. Teen went to her bedroom to ge something. Turned out the light, and shut the door on her way out. Walked across the house to watch tv. A while later, she turned down the tv volume because she heard a noise. Toddler was locked inside teen's dark bedroom. She was banging on the door screaming "Hewp! Hewp baby...baby want ooooout!"

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*Nikki*

When I used to babysit it was way before the nanny cam stuff.

So I snooped a lot, ate a lot of their junk food, watched all the good channels. Nothing too bad.

noodle

Now if anyone would like to start a thread on what the baby-sat children did... it's on!


I did actually sample a kid's dinner to see if it had heated completely and promptly broke out in hives and had to have my parents come get me once. The hives lasted 10 days... for one bite of frozen linguini and clam sauce. My lips and finger where I'd touched it were pretty damn impressive. And I looked like I had a case of terminal chicken pox the whole time. It was hilarious.

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girl_somebody

lol, those don't all sound that bad...

i snooped, but i actually went as far as stealing too... not alot of stuff, but these people had a HUGE vase FILLED with coins. Quarters, dollars, dimes, etc. They must've just emptied all the change they had from their pockets every night and thrown it in there. i figured there was so much in there, they wouldn't notice how much i took. So everytime I babysat there, I would give myself a "tip" of about 5-10 dollars in loose change.

Charlatan

I definitely snooped. One regular client was a single MILF. She had an awesome collection of lingerie that I would check out... she also had a good collection of porn and toys. Needless to say, I made use of them, what else is a horny 15-year-old going to do?

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thespian86

Use them on her...?

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abaya

I must say that I never babysat anyone (nor did anyone babysit me, as a kid)... our neighborhood was fairly rural, and there were no younger kids on my street at all. I was always envious of my suburban friends for being able to babysit so much (though now that I think of it, they were pretty young to be doing that--13-14 years old), and sometimes I would go with them to babysit. Nothing crazy ever happened, though.

At what age does it start being okay to let your child be babysat? How old are the babysitters, usually? And how do you figure out if you can trust them? (Perhaps I should start another thread.)

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Xazy

Babysat one family she was not single but still a MILF, with some nice lingerie and few toys. I did snoop, the dad had some porn but mostly letters versions was not penthouse but similiar.

fresnelly

The couple I sat for had a homemade sex tape! And do you know how I found it? The kids showed it to me. They made me cover my eyes during the dirty bits but I masterfully peaked through my fingers.

They also kept a stack of Penthouse magazines under the bathroom sink. I once got the kids to play Hide and Seek and took some quick glances while I was "looking". Naturally, I'd call out "Still looking!" once and awhile.

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snowy

The youngest child I've ever babysat was only a couple of months old, but it wasn't a big deal. There is a stage when a child is an infant that I call the "slug stage." This is the best stage for babysitters in some ways, because the baby is soo boring. There is very little work involved--feed it, change it, put it in its bassinet or swing and call it good. A child can be babysat at any age--but you ought to make sure that the sitter has experience with that age group prior to hire.

And you figure out if you can trust them by checking their references--most of my work comes via word of mouth, meaning parents hear from their friends that I do good work, and then call me. A good babysitter has references and certifications to show for the work that they've done. If your babysitter does not have their First Aid/CPR in infant/child, you should not be employing them. Before you start employing the sitter, it's always good to have them come over and do a meet-and-greet, to see how they interact with your children. A good sitter will be obvious--they will be interested in getting to know your child and playing with your child.

As for the worst thing I've done while babysitting--well, I really haven't done anything bad. I have occasionally looked at things while I was tidying up to figure out where they go, things that may or may not include personal information. Obviously, I've looked in medicine cabinets, but that's just part of the job--usually that's also where the Band-Aids are. And most parents give me permission to eat whatever I want...and I do.

And I don't worry about nannycams--none of the families I babysit for employ such measures, because they trust me, and they should!

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Poppinjay

I have to say I'm a little disappointed in this thread. I expected stories of lesbian experimenting, girls seducing young boys, Chris Hansen showing up......

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