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<h2>Anyone who has ever worked as a babysitter, caregiver or nanny is probably familiar with parents expecting much more than they&#39;re willing to pay...</h2><p>Looking after a family of young children with various food allergies, screen time limitations, homework schedules and after-school activities is a difficult job. Sammy can&#39;t have gluten and Johnny can&#39;t have peanut butter but Tim is currently building a river of juice and saltines on the coffee table, Tess just stole a butter knife and is heading for the door and the dog just vomited in the laundry basket. It&#39;s easy for parents to forget that their babysitters or nannies have a life outside of their children&#39;s every need and temper tantrum, and it&#39;s important to relay all pertinent information about the family before disaster strikes.</p><p>So, when a frustrated new babysitter decided to consult the moral compass of Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the as*hole?&quot; about whether or not it would be wrong to cancel with short notice, people were eager to weigh in.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/l6nrc3/aita_for_cancelling_this_babysitting_gig_if_the/">AITA</a> (Am I the as*hole) for canceling this babysitting gig if the family is being super unreasonable?</h2><blockquote> <p>I accepted a babysitting job last week for one morning a week. I went over to meet the kids and things seemed slightly chaotic, I am not an experienced caregiver and don&rsquo;t have good perception of what pay should be like but I figured it was normal. The mom has offered me roughly $13.80/hr to watch three kids, two six year olds and one 9 year old. Upon accepting the job I was unaware that one of the children has down syndrome and requires a lot of extra attention. I also did not know that the family had three large dogs in a very small space, once of which was a new foster that I just found out about upon arrival of my first day.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>The dogs are large and strong. The one foster dog is large and teething, plus not trained. He tried to bite me, not aggressively necessarily but still is big so it hurt a bit, several times. And even tried to bite the six year old child who is disabled as I was trying to feed him. Today was my first day and I felt entirely in over my head. With COVID stuff, one of the kids mentioned going to swimming lessons after the babysitting session??? I wear two masks but still I&rsquo;m like what.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>The mom also only wants the kids to have 1 hour of screen time while I try to care for all three of them which seems a bit unreasonable as well since it is cold asf and snowy here. I just feel really uncomfortable there, and super overwhelmed as I was not expecting it to be this chaotic. I was asked yesterday if I could come on Friday as well for 8 hrs and said yes, before spending my first day at the house today. AITA if I cancel for Friday because I am uncomfortable? It would only be 24 hr notice.</p> </blockquote><h2>Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA (Not the as*hole)</p> <p>You were misled when you were hired. Caring for three children and three dogs (one untrained and &ldquo;bitey&rdquo;) is not worth the money.</p> <p>Plus what kind of parent would not tell a potential caregiver that one of their children needs special care due to medical reasons?!?!?!</p> <p>You are NOT the as*hole - msspider66</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>NTA.</p> <p>Three kids, once of which is special needs, and three dogs. That&#39;s basically 6 kids for less than $14 an hour.</p> <p>Just say the situation is not working for you. - bigbuttf*cker</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>NTA. Be honest but polite&mdash;and firm. You agreed to babysit, not dog-sit/train. Stand your ground, there is nothing wrong with canceling under these circumstances. Just do it sooner rather than later. - Collieshangles</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>NTA</p> <p>Cancel. They misrepresented the situation. All you need to say is, &ldquo;You need somebody more qualified than me.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I know you don&rsquo;t want to let them down, but the situation you&rsquo;re in at their house is not safe. Anything could happen, to you, to the kids, just because the parents are trying to do this on the cheap. - Jeremy_Crowhurst</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>This is terrible. You&rsquo;re NTA and please don&rsquo;t feel bad at all. Your role actually is a 3 person role (a babysitter, a special needs sitter, a dog sitter). Definitely let them know soon if you&rsquo;re planning to quit and just let them know that it&rsquo;s not working out. - Satomi_novae</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>So, there you have it!</h2><p>Everyone agreed that this babysitter would not be wrong at all to cancel as the expectations this mom has are truly ridiculous considering the pay. Good luck, everyone!</p><p> </p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Babysitter asks if it’s wrong to bail on family with special needs child and three dogs.

Anyone who has ever worked as a babysitter, caregiver or nanny is probably familiar with parents expecting much more than they&#39;re willing to pay...Looking after a family of young children with various food allergies, screen time limitations, homework schedules and after-school activities is a difficult job. Sammy can&#39;t have gluten and Johnny can&#39;t have peanut butter but Tim is currently building a river of juice and saltines on the coffee table, Tess just stole a butter knife and is heading for the door and the dog just vomited in the laundry basket. It&#39;s easy for parents to forget that their babysitters or nannies have a life outside of their children&#39;s every need and temper tantrum, and it&#39;s important to relay all pertinent information about the family before disaster strikes.So, when a frustrated new babysitter decided to consult the moral compass of Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the as*hole?&quot; about whether or not it would be wrong to cancel with short notice, people were eager to weigh in.AITA (Am I the as*hole) for canceling this babysitting gig if the family is being super unreasonable? I accepted a babysitting job last week for one morning a week. I went over to meet the kids and things seemed slightly chaotic, I am not an experienced caregiver and don&rsquo;t have good perception of what pay should be like but I figured it was normal. The mom has offered me roughly $13.80/hr to watch three kids, two six year olds and one 9 year old. Upon accepting the job I was unaware that one of the children has down syndrome and requires a lot of extra attention. I also did not know that the family had three large dogs in a very small space, once of which was a new foster that I just found out about upon arrival of my first day.   The dogs are large and strong. The one foster dog is large and teething, plus not trained. He tried to bite me, not aggressively necessarily but still is big so it hurt a bit, several times. And even tried to bite the six year old child who is disabled as I was trying to feed him. Today was my first day and I felt entirely in over my head. With COVID stuff, one of the kids mentioned going to swimming lessons after the babysitting session??? I wear two masks but still I&rsquo;m like what.   The mom also only wants the kids to have 1 hour of screen time while I try to care for all three of them which seems a bit unreasonable as well since it is cold asf and snowy here. I just feel really uncomfortable there, and super overwhelmed as I was not expecting it to be this chaotic. I was asked yesterday if I could come on Friday as well for 8 hrs and said yes, before spending my first day at the house today. AITA if I cancel for Friday because I am uncomfortable? It would only be 24 hr notice. Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say: NTA (Not the as*hole) You were misled when you were hired. Caring for three children and three dogs (one untrained and &ldquo;bitey&rdquo;) is not worth the money. Plus what kind of parent would not tell a potential caregiver that one of their children needs special care due to medical reasons?!?!?! You are NOT the as*hole - msspider66  NTA. Three kids, once of which is special needs, and three dogs. That&#39;s basically 6 kids for less than $14 an hour. Just say the situation is not working for you. - bigbuttf*cker  NTA. Be honest but polite&mdash;and firm. You agreed to babysit, not dog-sit/train. Stand your ground, there is nothing wrong with canceling under these circumstances. Just do it sooner rather than later. - Collieshangles  NTA Cancel. They misrepresented the situation. All you need to say is, &ldquo;You need somebody more qualified than me.&rdquo;  I know you don&rsquo;t want to let them down, but the situation you&rsquo;re in at their house is not safe. Anything could happen, to you, to the kids, just because the parents are trying to do this on the cheap. - Jeremy_Crowhurst  This is terrible. You&rsquo;re NTA and please don&rsquo;t feel bad at all. Your role actually is a 3 person role (a babysitter, a special needs sitter, a dog sitter). Definitely let them know soon if you&rsquo;re planning to quit and just let them know that it&rsquo;s not working out. - Satomi_novae So, there you have it!Everyone agreed that this babysitter would not be wrong at all to cancel as the expectations this mom has are truly ridiculous considering the pay. Good luck, everyone! 

Anyone who has ever worked as a babysitter, caregiver or nanny is probably familiar with parents expecting much more than they&#39;re willing to pay...  Looking after a family of young children with various food allergies, screen time...