baby sitting

Im a 16 year old girl. I have been babysitting for families in my
area for a few years now. Most of the time it was uneventful. Last
week I was working for a new family. What a disater! I came when the
two older kids were eating supper. The parents asked if I wouldnt
mind cleaning up so I said sure before seeing the kitchen. There was
a full sink full of pots and dishes. I had already agreed so I was
washing dishes forever. I have changed diapers before but really dont
like it and the kid must have needed a new one every two seconds, so
right away I was not happy. Then I was putting the baby to sleep so
it took about 20 minuets. The other two kids were downstiars. When I
came back down I see the entire wall is colored on and soda spilled
over the entire floor. I was going to go crazy. I found the cleaning
supplies to clean it up so that the parents dont go crazy. I was
scrubbing the wall for hours. I also made the two of them stand in
the corner till their bedtimes (two hours) while i cleaned. Did i do
the right thing? Anyone else have an experience like this? Should I
have told the parent? Any advice would be helpful.

On 13 Dec 2003 16:56:37 -0800, michelle wrote:
Im a 16 year old girl. I have been babysitting for families in my
area for a few years now. Most of the time it was uneventful. Last
week I was working for a new family. What a disater! I came when the
two older kids were eating supper. The parents asked if I wouldnt
mind cleaning up so I said sure before seeing the kitchen. There was
a full sink full of pots and dishes. I had already agreed so I was
washing dishes forever. I have changed diapers before but really dont
like it and the kid must have needed a new one every two seconds, so
right away I was not happy. Then I was putting the baby to sleep so
it took about 20 minuets. The other two kids were downstiars. When I
came back down I see the entire wall is colored on and soda spilled
over the entire floor. I was going to go crazy. I found the cleaning
supplies to clean it up so that the parents dont go crazy. I was
scrubbing the wall for hours. I also made the two of them stand in
the corner till their bedtimes (two hours) while i cleaned. Did i do
the right thing? Anyone else have an experience like this? Should I
have told the parent? Any advice would be helpful.


My first bit of advice would be that if you've posted messages in the
past saying that you have two kids, and went to college and studied
marketing, then you probably shouldn't try claiming you're 16.

What a weirdo. He/she must have a cleaning/punishment fetish.


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On 13 Dec 2003 16:56:37 -0800, michelle wrote:
Im a 16 year old girl. I have been babysitting for families in my
area for a few years now. Most of the time it was uneventful. Last
week I was working for a new family. What a disater! I came when the
two older kids were eating supper. The parents asked if I wouldnt
mind cleaning up so I said sure before seeing the kitchen. There was
a full sink full of pots and dishes. I had already agreed so I was
washing dishes forever. I have changed diapers before but really dont
like it and the kid must have needed a new one every two seconds, so
right away I was not happy. Then I was putting the baby to sleep so
it took about 20 minuets. The other two kids were downstiars. When I
came back down I see the entire wall is colored on and soda spilled
over the entire floor. I was going to go crazy. I found the cleaning
supplies to clean it up so that the parents dont go crazy. I was
scrubbing the wall for hours. I also made the two of them stand in
the corner till their bedtimes (two hours) while i cleaned. Did i do
the right thing? Anyone else have an experience like this? Should I
have told the parent? Any advice would be helpful.


My first bit of advice would be that if you've posted messages in the
past saying that you have two kids, and went to college and studied
marketing, then you probably shouldn't try claiming you're 16.