People Who Work With Children Are Revealing The Most Unhinged Things They've Ever Been Told, And Yeah, Kids Can Be MEAN
We've all heard the old saying, 'Kids can be mean,' and well, it's not a lie. Kids, of course, have NO filter and oftentimes don't even realize the impact of the questionable things they sometimes say. But that doesn't mean it doesn't come across as creepy, cringey, and occasionally even cruel...
That's why when TikTok user @5twoblondie asked, "What's the craziest thing a kid has said to you when you were their nanny/babysitter?" nannies, babysitters, and other childcare professionals flooded the comments with the downright WEIRD things children have said to them, and working with kids is not for the weak. Here are 23 of their WILDEST stories:
If a kid has ever told you anything creepy, rude, or simply unhinged, tell us about it using this anonymous form!
1."A kid I was watching put her baby doll in a fake, play microwave and said, with a big smile on her face, 'I'm gonna BURN my baby to death!'"
"When I let her mom know, she told the little girl, 'No more late-night TV for you!"
—elizabethjasa1
2."The kid I was looking after said, 'Our digital assistant doesn't listen to you because you have brown skin,' followed by, 'It doesn't listen to you because you're not in our family.'"
"I don't think they were trying to be racist, but I was definitely shocked."
—sandrathenanny
3."The kid I babysat once told me she wanted to build a playground out of the arms and legs of the construction workers outside."
—mer.money
4."I was babysitting a three-year-old who only wanted to eat sugary foods (of course), but I told him I would only give him more strawberries after he finished his protein and explained that's how second helpings work. The words 'Go f*ck yourself' came out of his little mouth, in front of his parents."
—ally_shives
5."The kid looked at me and insisted: 'I could arrest you!'"
"I responded with 'Oh really, how?'
They said: 'With my mommy's handcuffs in her dresser.'"
—elliehignight
6."The kid looked at me and said, 'Daddy likes other mommies.' Yes, the parents are divorced now."
—victoriaferrara2
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7."I was babysitting a little girl, and one night, her parents were late getting home. She asked, 'What if they don't come back?' I reassured her and said, 'That's not going to happen, I'm sure they're stuck in traffic.'"
"She responded with, 'Well, your dad didn't come back.'
He died when I was six."
—laurenkstephens
8."The girl I was babysitting asked me if I had gone to college, and I told her, 'No, but people don't have to.'"
"She responded: 'Well, I want to be something when I grow up, so I will go.'
I don't think she meant it that way."
—candace_noel23
9."He pointed at the fireplace and told me to go in there and burn because I didn't let him have another Oreo before he had eaten his dinner."
—itsbrittbitxh
10."I've been babysitting for 15 years, and I have tons of stories, but the worst was probably when I was babysitting and found out my childhood dog had died."
"I started crying, and the kid looked me dead in the face and said, 'Stop crying, it's not that serious.'"
—briannamellesmoen
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11."The girl I was taking care of looked at me and said, 'You see those woods in my backyard? I walk around in them in the middle of the night without my parents knowing.' She was five."
—lyss1441
12."The kid said that since I had a nose piercing, I was inviting the devil into my life."
—annamaries.life
13."I was babysitting a sassy four-year-old boy and we were having one of our mini 'roast' sessions when I said something along the lines of 'You're just mad because you have to take a nap.'"
"He came back with: 'You're just mad because you're not cute without BOTOX.'"
—nanassourdough
14."'When daddy dies, we can get a new one.' Dad was perfectly fine; they were just rich."
—healwithchloe
15."I'm not a nanny, but I am a camp counselor. One day, a camper told me, 'You smell different when you sleep versus when you're awake.'"
—skiskascooby
16."I babysat a four-year-old girl who kept hitting, biting, and punching me. When I eventually put her in time-out, she told me, 'I'm gonna beat your ass.' I blocked her parents."
—rachel.holley
17."She was talking about her imaginary friend and said, 'Her wants to go home with you, she asked me if she could.'"
"I almost taught that child her first curse word because I wanted to respond with 'Hell NO.'"
—jessp.12
18."Back when I worked at a daycare, a kid called me an a-hole as his dad was walking into the building to pick him up. His dad yelled at him, and the kid said to me: 'I'm sorry, but I need to sleep here with you tonight.'"
—oliviacarbone0
19."The family I was sitting for had a backyard that quite literally dropped off, so one day when we were back there, their little boy asked, 'What would happen if I pushed you off of there?'"
"I said, 'I would probably be seriously hurt or die, so let's think about something else.'
He responded, 'Let's try it.'"
—meganamed
20."I used to have really bad acne on my face, and the kid I was watching made direct eye contact with me and said, 'No one will love you if you have acne.'"
—anja_margarete
21."So, to preface this, I'm adopted. One time, a girl I was babysitting was mad that I took her iPad away, so she told me that I didn't deserve to be in any of MY family's photos because my mom didn't give birth to me."
—kodimandeville
Did any of these unhinged kids surprise you? What is the creepiest or rudest thing a kid has ever told you? Tell us in the comments or answer anonymously using the form below!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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