These Babysitters Dished On Some Of The Weirdest Gigs They Ever Took

For most teens, landing a babysitting gig is their first foray into the working world. For 15 bucks an hour, you get to play with cute kids, munch on any snacks in the pantry and hang out on the couch after putting the children to bed at an early 8:00 p.m.
Sure, there are some dirty diapers and meltdowns. But, even with those downsides, babysitting is believed to be one of the best jobs you can get, right?
Well, according to one riveting online thread, watching kiddos after hours is not always everything it’s cracked up to be.
When you join a family as their babysitter, you also become privy to some pretty deep, dark, and sometimes creepy secrets.
So, keep reading to learn about all of the creepy encounters and situations babysitters have experienced that were definitely not in their job descriptions.
One Kiddo Dished Serious Dirt On Their Dad’s Girlfriend
“‘I like it when you’re here, not the other lady. She is mean, and she makes me sit in the closet.’ This little girl was referring to her dad’s girlfriend. I told the dad about it, and I never saw the girlfriend around again.”
This Babysitter Had To Experience A Dad Trying To Make Some Cringey Moves

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“I was babysitting for a local family who owned car dealerships, and I answered the phone with ‘hello,’ as one does.”
“It was the father who didn’t know his wife had hired a babysitter so she could go to an appointment.”
“And he started in with the stupidest [sultry] voice until he realized it wasn’t his wife. He hung up, and later, he was caught cheating.”
This Sitter Witnessed A Lot Of Cheating
“I nannied for this very rich family with three kids from the west coast who would come to south Florida for summer vacation every year. The mother was in her thirties, clearly had her kids when she was young and was very stereotypically hot.”
“Her husband was a little older, salt and pepper [hair], super handsome, very George Clooney-esque. And their kids were all blond-haired, blue-eyed, cute as [heck]. They absolutely adored their parents.”
“But, dad would help the kids and mom settle in at the house. Then, he would fly back to California for work.”
“I babysat three to five times a week, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Mom would get all dolled up, leave her wedding ring on the kitchen counter, and come home very late, clearly drunk, and sometimes brought men home with her whom she introduced as her ‘friends.'”
“She would often overpay me, which I never complained about, but I worried for the kids.”
–[Deleted]
They Were Also The Neighborhood Swingers’ Go-To Sitter
“I babysat a lot when I was between 13 and 15. At the time, I lived in a small town, and I was a very popular babysitter as I also worked at the daycare center.”
“Often, I would have kids from two or three different families at once. I didn’t care since I got triple the pay for having three different groups of kids.”
“But I was recently told why I always had groups of kids like that. Turns out the small town had a swingers club, and I was the go-to babysitter for their different groups.”
One Sitter Never Even Saw The Baby They Were “Looking After”
“A family member of mine was a babysitter in the 1970s, and a couple who lived nearby asked her to babysit their baby a few times.”
“I didn’t get the sense that she knew them well. But every time she would go, they said the baby was sleeping and not to disturb the baby by checking on it. The baby never cried. The parents would come home and relieve her. She never saw or heard a baby.”
“At the time, I don’t think my family member thought much of it. But, she has told me the story several times because it keeps nagging at her.”
“How could a baby be asleep for the entire time she was there, every time, and make no noises? Nothing. Today, she thinks there must not have been a baby, but she has no idea why they would hire her.”
–[Deleted]
This Sitter Found A Massive Money Stash In A Bizarre Place
“I nannied for a wealthy family– she was a surgeon, and he was an architect. And the husband had a study in the house that the wife joked about never being allowed in.”
“Now, I am a nosy [person], and I was curious why you wouldn’t let someone in a study– especially since it looked like a fairly normal room with a big desk, walls covered in bookshelves, and books of architecture everywhere.”
“So, one day, I just roamed around in there. I didn’t really find anything, and I was kind of disappointed. But then, I grabbed a book off of one of the shelves, and the thing had money pressed between its pages– about $500.”
“I picked up another book and found the same thing. I think I checked like ten different books, and every single one had money hidden in it. I am still not sure if the dude was just paranoid about banks or if he was intentionally hiding money from his wife.”
–[Deleted]
Have you ever babysat? If so, what’s the weirdest or creepiest situation you have ever been in?
You can read the original thread on Reddit here.
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