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Babysitting and the parents have just called me drunk…

182 replies

ffsisthisreal · 25/04/2026 23:16

45 minutes after they were meant to be home, steaming, from a club.

I can see this being a 2/3am job. I’ve got plans tomorrow and they’re family, so I do this for free.

AIBU to be raging?

OP posts:
Delphiniumandlupins · Yesterday 18:51

You've said you couldn't tell two adults what to do but when they said they were having another drink you didn't have to say "Oh, okay". You should have said "That would be really inconvenient and rude because we agreed you would be home before 11 pm".

tommyhoundmum · Yesterday 19:57

ffsisthisreal · 25/04/2026 23:16

45 minutes after they were meant to be home, steaming, from a club.

I can see this being a 2/3am job. I’ve got plans tomorrow and they’re family, so I do this for free.

AIBU to be raging?

No

Newsenmum · Yesterday 20:32

They dont sound like nice people.

JayJayj · Yesterday 20:47

You need to grow a backbone.
When they rang and said they were having another drink, you should have said that they were already late and you want to go home. You are allowed to do that since you are the one babysitting.

I would not be babysitting again and I would let them know why.

tommyhoundmum · Today 09:13

This happened to my daugher when she was in her teens. The family she was babysitting for stayed out until 1 in the morning and did not even make sure she was safe going home.

wishingonastar101 · Today 10:01

ffsisthisreal · 25/04/2026 23:24

It’s their choice to make as the parents, at the end of the day. No spare room or blankets for the sofa.

Edited

No blankets on the sofa? That's madness! I would freeze without a snuggly quilt or something on the sofa. How odd! Do other people not have quilts / blankets etc on the sofa?

dh280125 · Today 11:01

Free? That's your problem. If it was costing them £ they'd make it home.

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