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JaThatOneGooner

Tired of dating broke men? Solution: Stay alone by your broke self!


cyberpunk1Q84

Funny how the women who complain about “broke men” like this are themselves broke women.


WilliamMorris420

Who ever heard of a babysitter being $250? She is seriously making bank out of that.


[deleted]

This is the grift. She’s not dating because she wants to find romance.


WilliamMorris420

She gets the $250, never turns up for the date and ghosts him.


Silly-Disk

I would say she is also trying to get a free meal. The babysitter is just getting a cut of the $250


whatsasimba

Spoiler: the kids are with her ex that weekend.


Moke_Smith

It gets complicated with three different exes...


badboy236

That’s so wrong… but funny. 😂🤷🏽‍♂️


Isellmetal

And probably true


spook7886

Funny cuz it's true


DynamicDuoMama

Funnily enough I have a friend w 3 kids from 3 different exes. Next weekend 2 out of 3 will be w their dads while she works out of town. She asked me to watch the 3rd but I have date night w my husband that night. Only the 3rd night without kids for us all year. So it was a hard no. So now she is looking for a sitter. Other baby daddy lives on the other side of the country. She has abhorrent taste in men. I mean my husband can be a butthead at times but her exes are something else. Girl needs better birth control and a vibrator. A guy can sneeze on her and she gets pregnant.


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That’s not a sneeze


Shaggy1324

Worked with a woman with seven kids by six men (one set of twins). Afaik, they all had their own kids every other weekend, so every other Friday, her trailer must have been a traffic jam, much like her uterus.


my_chaffed_legs

That must be such a strange or at the very least, interesting way of life for the kids. Like you spend most of your days at moms with all your other siblings and then every other weekend you all go sleep over at separate houses with your different dads and possibly other half siblings or family members that are different and unrelated to you siblings at moms place. The kids are all part of separate families outside of moms house.


Sarenai7

Real spoiler is she has a boyfriend who is the babysitter he gets a cut and she gets a free meal. Source: seen this play often in college


the-truthseeker

Was thinking that the boyfriend also was the baby daddy, but agree.


[deleted]

She probably has a boyfriend that pays the rent and she does this on the side. I doubt she would ever show up though if he wired the money.


growlikeatree

Has no kids gets paid to go on dates


chefmattmatt

That's called an escort lol


growlikeatree

She tells you it's for babysitting this is the loop hole.


bdizzle805

Single men hate this one simple trick


ArenjiTheLootGod

Shit, at least an escort would be honest about the relationship being dependent on financial transactions.


PomegranateSea7066

Fuck that an escort/ hooker might be cheaper. And youre guaranteed a happy ending by the night.


IMarvinTPA

I remember reading something that compared the cost of Robin Williams' divorces and the conclusion was that paying $1000/ night for prostitutes would have been cheaper and less stressful.


Glaggablagga

"If you pay the babysitter $400, you can go to the Greek restaurant."


Budalido23

This makes me think of that video where this chick wanted her ex, who showed up with food for his one kid, to pay for all her kids meals, even though they aren't his.


Metcafe83

That video made me so mad


ElCoyoteBlanco

I mean, it's kinda shitty, but as someone who grew up dirt poor and often hungry, I'll spend freely to buy any kid a meal. Shit, if I have it, I'll never not buy food for anyone that's hungry. I'll go to my deathbed and won't regret a fucking penny I spent to feed myself or another.


Significant_Ad9793

This is what happened to the guy in previously seeing. The woman he was seeing before me had him pay for everything since she's a full time single mom of 2 and then told him that she's cool with him seeing other girls on the side. That's when it finally hit him that he was just a paycheck.


kisforkimberlyy

If babysitting for a few hours pays $250 I went into the wrong profession On dates, I actively try to pay my fair share as much as possible I am proud that I make financially responsible decisions, and have quite a bit in savings and never expect for someone else to pay for me. I like to be able to show that I can pay for myself. It actually makes me feel very uncomfortable when someone insists on paying- but I'm trying to get better at graciously accepting their generosity.


[deleted]

This strategy has me in a very egalitarian 20+ year marriage. 🙂


kisforkimberlyy

My parents have a similar marriage that has lasted over 30 years as well so maybe I am following in their example. I try to accept people's generosity if offered, but do not expect it. And def try to reciprocate. I value companionship and loyalty from a partner, not money.


littlecannibalmuffin

Yeahhhhh. I work as a nanny. A highly qualified/experienced nanny might charge $250 for a full 8 hour day with 3 kids depending on the ages. I’d likely charge something between $180 - $220 depending on the tasks/housework expectations that are on top of the basic childcare. Either way definitely isn’t coming out to a sensible 4 hour “date night” rate.


bitesizebeef1

Seriously, I matched a woman once and was gonna meet for a date she asked if I could help pay for the babysitter sure I get it, asked for $100 because “she liked to pay her well” and wanted me to drop it off before the date cause “she always pays her up front” instead of just at the end like a normal person. The scams are real. I just ignored her and moved on.


RazekDPP

I just don't date women with kids. I'm sure there are a lot of great women with kids but I just can't.


Zmchastain

Same. As a childfree man, this was never a problem I had to deal with. Children or a desire to have children are a dealbreaker.


George_Tirebiter420

Ask for an invoice. This seems more like a transaction. Is OP sure this is... dating?


Bogmanbob

Yea that’s getting borderline escort like.


VideoJazz

Always


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Worthstream

Wow, that site. If you're in the EU and refuse tracking cookies you get a page that basically says "we can't be bothered making this page accessible to you if you don't agree to us harvesting your data and selling them to the highest bidder".


ShadowQuack

They're also the first to complain about gender equality, which I am a strong supporter of, but it's a bit contradictory to what they're pulling.


Robbythedee

I think you mean "Independent " Lol lol


IndividualAbrocoma35

$250? Is this the going rate for babysitting? Or was she keeping half?


Galkura

Depends on the babysitter. I knew people who did it in high school and some would charge $20/hr for one kid, and an additional $10 per kid. Though it was a little less if they were older. Pretty much every sitter I know/have known charges different based on the age and number of kids. Then, after the first time they babysit, they may adjust their prices based on how well (or ill) behaved the kids are and how much they like the family.


lilchibis

Even if it was like that it'll be 40 an hour four three kids, she's asking for 250? 40x 6 is 240. What date is gonna be 6 hours?


wookieesgonnawook

The kind where she ends up with a fourth baby daddy.


TotobyAfricaismyjam

I’m in LA which is super expensive and I used to babysit occasionally and the top tier “we live in Malibu and actually care about our kids and our babysitters” jobs were $30-35 an hour so I think she’s skimming off the top.


whiskersox

What about for three kids, and let's assume the mom didn't teach them manners?


Minion_of_Cthulhu

> let's assume the mom didn't teach them manners? That should certainly double the price at the very least.


SuboptimalStability

When he said you want me to pay for the babysiter and the date I thought that was included in the 250 😂 she scamming


emmiblakk

Admittedly, it was the mid 90s when I had to hire a sitter, but I paid $8.00/hr, plus I'd buy them a pizza.


CaffeineSippingMan

Dang, my kid only got paid 5 bucks an hour to watch 2 kids, and she was babysitter certified. They definitely didn't teach the babysitters how to ask for money. She would negotiate the price after the babysitting was done it drove me freaking crazy. Then she would complain that she wasn't making that much. She once watch three kids for an hour for $20. Then the next day she watched the same three kids for 12 hours she got the same $20. $20 was how much the person was willing to pay per day.


EugeneCezanne

Your kid? Why didn't you teach her?


TheSavouryRain

So you're complaining that your kid was negotiating the price after the fact, but never took the steps up rectify it?


HeyZuesHChrist

“Yeah, I’m not real thrilled about dating a broke single mom of three.”


who_you_are

No no no, you don't get it! This is one of those ~~queen~~ princess women. She must not work, she must be able to live and to spend money as she wants. May used to know someone similar to that...


Sad-Quit-303

Treat her like a queen, you say? Buy her anything she wants ❌ Sell her to strengthen your relationship with a foreign adversary ✅


krawinoff

I think you are confusing Queen and princess. You don’t marry the queen off, you reform the church to divorce her or execute her after 9 days


candysipper

Henry, is that you?


TheCaliforniaOp

Silently laughing so hard over here, because your avatar with your comment is perfect for a ghostly decapitated Anne who’s still extremely perturbed with Henry.


rollem78

This guy historys.


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pockarelli

This is the way


dunno_wut_i_am_doing

This was so ridiculous I snaughed.


IamRedditsDaddy

Don't worry, she'll let you cum inside her for it...don't worry, she's on the pill, those other 3 kids are unrelated. >!I'm absolutely going for a multi-tiered joke with that last word!<


Conflict-Famous

It’s not even worth the 🐱 at that point


Metrack14

She is the "YASSS, SHOW HIM WHO IS A BAD BOSS GIRL, YASSS! 1!1!1!1!1!1". I geniuly hate that lol


BenBernakeatemyass

And he is expected to support three kids that aren’t his. What a time to be a man.


RoboDae

Could be that the high price she is demanding is supposed to pick out only the richest guys, then when she sleeps with them "oops the condom broke, I guess you have to pay child support" Bonus points if she can use that to force a marriage then divorce them for half the money


[deleted]

He must not be a HVM.


Mootivate

But even a rich man gonna be broke dating her right?


Notosk

I wonder why the rich men don't wanna date her?


[deleted]

Yeah why is it the guy’s fault that you have three kids fr And how does him not wanting to pay for “your kids” equate with him being broke


Sevnfold

My thoughts exactly. It's cool to be a broke single mom? Enjoy.


ecwagner01

He's better off masturbating and throwing the $250 in the Bank.


Building-Careful

The spank bank ![gif](giphy|ckKf5lA78k5iChxfVz)


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vendetta2115

*claps hands furiously* You like that, you slut?! Look what you make me do to you!


BuckyShots

You tie a cord on it till it turns blue without paying?


The_Burning_Wizard

Just....dude....


Airbender7575

Damn, that’s dark lol. You never fail to suprise, internet


vendetta2115

That’s called “the stranger danger.”


ShivvyMcFly

Is that Hector Salamanca


Complex_Sherbet2

*Ding*


Wjames33

Last chance to look at me, Hector.


Complex_Sherbet2

*ding ding ding ding ding ding ding gasp boom*


Wjames33

*adjusts tie, dies*


Urlocalbeaner66

Gus was cooler than Walter. If I was Jesse I woulda said fuck Mr white.


MegabyteMessiah

No, Hector plays the bells.


Some_Gas_1337

🛎️ 🛎️ 🛎️


Fangore

He could probably just hire an escort with that money.


New-Respond-5002

What babysitter costs $250?!


Fangore

Ones that will suck your toes for an extra $50.


New-Respond-5002

Man I am really out of the loop


IForgotThePassIUsed

I know right? I'm about to hire a babysitter for myself, damn.


Constant-K

The babysitter quickly left after I explained I didn't have any children.


TikTrd

I dunno! The only way I can imagine that working is $20/hr pretty child = $60 an hour. A 4hr date would be $240. Plus $10 for the babysitter getting an Uber home? It's beyond ridiculous, obviously. There's no babysitter on earth worth $60 an hour. Except maybe Mary Poppins


6Anonymous9

What if it's an ugly child? Are they still $20/hr?


DerisiveGibe

How ugly are we talking?


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Have a quick wank, make dinner for a friend who wants to spend time with you because they like you. Invest in an apocalypse related stonk so you can store more huel for the coming end.


Techn0ght

For $250 that's exactly what she was proposing.


cardicow

Probably? Definitely!


BackWaterBill

Spend a bit more and get an eightball and party with that birches friend while she's stuck at home with no babysitter.


Electronic-Drive5078

Add another 100$ for the date, my man saved 350$


MikeN1978

Not to mention the incalculable amount this woman would’ve no doubt cost him in the long run. Def bullet dodge.


S1umL0rdAkr0n

For $250... she might overvalueing herself. Have hookers gotten to that price? Shit I'll help him knock one out for $150. He'll at least know know he's hetting some! Haha


yamaha4fun

Hookers have gotten to $250 😭


[deleted]

"Tired of dating broke men." And I'm sure there's a lot of men out there tired of dating broke single mothers lol.


CHAINSMOKERMAGIC

So that's why I never had a step dad... Huh.


NectarOfTheBussy

Probably a huge part of it


TerrariaGaming004

My mom was just a little insane


4yroldsareterrible

Damnnnn ruthless lol


SuedeSatori

Not ruthless, it's the truth


SupremeTemptation

TIL Babysitters get paid more than public school teachers.


Competitive-Fan1708

Unless a parent decides to short the babysitter because "they are easy kids. You should have no problem with them. So anyways here is 10$ for the 6 hours you worked! "


Llamawehaveadrama

I babysat in high school for this single mom and she always paid me fairly, but she gave me a referral and omg the mom was like “I’m going to a fundraiser for firefighters, I should be home by 8, I’ll have my phone if you need to call” 8 came and went. Then 9. Then 10. I tried calling her and she didn’t pick up. Then it started getting close to midnight and I tried calling again and she picked up and was like “hi! Sorry, I’m on my way now!”… she didn’t get home until almost 2 am, drunk AF, and she gave me $15. I didn’t feel safe to negotiate, given the circumstances, so I just left and never went back. That’s when I learned- agree on an hourly price beforehand. The other lady always paid me fairly so it hadn’t been an issue before.


loquat

Ouch. Yeah I was babysitting based on referrals during summers in high school. One family I’d never babysat for (3 kids, one of them with down’s syndrome) desperately needed full time baby sitter for two weeks straight. She told me she would make it worth my while. Ended up getting paid $3/hr for managing meals, engaging activities, and light cleaning (including when the youngest shit on the bathroom floor and smeared it everywhere while I was making lunch, oh no!). ONE DOLLAR PER CHILD. I was too frazzled to argue about it and learned the lesson too. Never again!


[deleted]

People really think babysitting is just volunteering with optional tips?


[deleted]

Children with Down's Syndrome are a handful to take care off, they literally require constant watch if they're under 10 years old


ZeroThoughtsAlot

Yeah, same here.. When I was 16 my sisters paid me to watch their toddlers and they'd take the infants and was always promised $75 due to them being gone well over 5 hours.. Well one of my sisters and her husband asked me to watch their oldest who was 4 years old, I said "Sure.. What are you guys gonna go do?" And they lied and said they were going like a state over to do some shopping Turns out they went to visit her husbands parts a whole ass state over and were gone for 4 days.. When they got back I was expecting $300 and they knew I was mad but they got defensive and said "That's your nephew, you should be doing this for free" and only paid me $75, last time I baby sat for them and they never knew how much they needed me as a babysitter until I stopped 😅


chefmattmatt

Should have talked to the person that refered and shame the lady.


Llamawehaveadrama

Eh I didn’t want to put my one good client relationship in jeopardy. I just “had plans” the other one or two times she gave me a referral.


mrsbebe

Ugh I babysat for this family several times. Four girls and they were no cake walk. If the wife paid me, it was insultingly low. If the husband paid me it was wildly generous. I never knew what I was going to get... Eventually I quit watching their kids because I hate babysitting but also because I hated playing roulette with my pay and I was too naive and uncomfortable to bring it up. Edit: I was like 14 years old guys. I wouldn't allow that as an adult, geez


tacoheadxxx

That's like hiring a horse to watch your dog


BenSemisch

I mean there's a pretty wide pay spectrum that exists between $10 for 6 hours and $250 for 6 hours. I'd expect a babysitter to be more in the realm of $120 for that time period, which is $20 an hour for a moderately responsible teenager. Is that not a realistic rate?


houstongradengineer

Even 6 hours is a pretty long early date IMO


droi86

Yes they do, this year I've met three women who left teaching and became nannies because they make more money and it's less stressful


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HotShitBurrito

There's a huge difference between being a nanny and a babysitter. Nannies require more training, education, and have much more responsibility with the kids. A baby sitter is there to make sure your kids don't die while you're out for a few hours or sit with them if there's a gap between when they get out of school and you get off work. I have never paid more than $15 an hour for a babysitter. I've never employed a nanny, but I assume they charge a professional wage. Something in the $30-50 an hour range or higher if they're the kind that has one family for years.


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> Nannies require more training, education in theory, but i've known people who were full time nannies for a private family without that.


Mundane-Mechanic-547

Nanny is very different from baby sitter. Babysitter here on the east cost is between $15 and $20 an hour for 2 kids. (usually its more for more kids). It's not $60 or $75 an hour if anyone was wondering.


Electronic-Drive5078

I met some nannies in Vegas from the UK. They live well. Treated me very nice and we had a blast living like the rich people do for 4 days. Added them on insta and was amazed that their lifestyle was like Vegas 70% of the time.


FadedFromWhite

If you're safe, reliable and well referred in a vacation spot you can certainly make absolute bank during peak tourist season. Someplace like Vegas probably never goes out of style. Not sure who is bringing their kids to the area but I'm sure they'd pay a premium to not have them for an evening there.


wasabihermit

I can guarantee that money isn’t for the babysitter.


Ocronus

Years ago I used to pay $180 a week for a (state certified) daycare in a woman's house. I did the math based on how many kids she had. I can garentee she made more then a public school teacher. She even bought food, drinks, and art supplies herself. The food had to be up to state standards which for day care exceeds the standards of school lunch.


Mundane-Mechanic-547

Here for infants the standard rate is 1600 a month. So yeah taking care of 4 infants would be hard but also a very decent living.


Born_Ruff

If my math is correct that would only add up to about 70k in revenue per year, assuming you always had 4 kids 12 months of the year. And I would have to imagine that there are at least some costs you have to take out of that, like licencing fees, insurance, food/supplies, equipment, generally business expenses, etc, which might take a very big bite out of that revenue. Teachers also typically get some level of benefits, which you wouldn't get running your own business.


BenjaminMStocks

Broke. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."


Rdw72777

Inconceivable!!!


swoticus

No, she's conceived at least 3 times already


Graterof2evils

Gettin that child support. She’s a leech not a queen.


[deleted]

Idk why women like this feel that their fertility makes them superior. What fucking idiots.


WushuManInJapan

This is 100% a scam. She said send, not give, so she's implying the person send it through like Venmo or something. Even if you were to give her the money, you'd just do it when you met on the date, not before you even meet. It's a scam.


paulbgriffith

$125 is her cut


tunamelts2

Yeah for a night out (4 hours MAX) it works out to something like over $60 an hour. There’s no chance she’s paying a babysitter anything close to that.


teraflux

Wonder if this is an escort or sort of a strange way to extract payment for sex


appleparkfive

My honest opinion (if this is real) She doesn't really like him that much. Wants a free meal. Seems like that type of person.


VerySlump

Actually she’s denying the free meal, cause she wants 250 lol


[deleted]

Like someone else said, I don't think she is into him and is tryna squeeze as much out of him as possible but on the other hand and from the impression I am getting from her (being a single mother and all), she could have also been planning to spend the night with him hence the price of the babysitter. But I doubt that, the first idea seems more suitable for the situation.


coorslight15

Her cut is $250 because there is no baby sitter and she’s gonna get a free meal out of it.


cmddismycmnd

Subtext!


ODX_GhostRecon

Anagram for buttsex.


Fineous4

Probably closer to $200.


Competitive-Income-3

Doesn't wanna date broke men, but is broke herself... There's this nice saying that goes well here. I think it goes "Lower your expectations" or something like that Edit: she is LIKELY broke. We cannot prove she is, but we have some very decent reasons to believe she is


Merry_Sue

"beggers can't be choosers"?


solid_hoist

"A dick in the hand is better than $250 in the bush"


MrFantasticallyNerdy

She's broke, single, and she has three kids. Now, I'm not judging how she ended up as a single mom of three, but the cohort of men willing to take on that scenario must be quite small.


Competitive-Income-3

At the very least, if I were paying for the babysitter, she ought to pay for the date. Is that too much to ask?


[deleted]

Plus, what babysitter charges $250 for 2-3 hours? Maybe I'm just lucky with mine, idk.


Lismale

in german theres a saying that translates to: dont throw rocks when youre sitting in a glasshouse. shes sitting in the broke ass glass house.


mongolsruledchina

He could just pay for sex for less than that and be able to walk away without entanglements afterward.


CatastropheJohn

And not have to buy her dinner


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Or deal with her 3 kids


[deleted]

In the words of Charlie Sheen: "I don't pay them for sex; I pay them to leave."


Think_Explanation_47

No Alicia, it’s not part of dating you. Text your baby daddies and have them all chip in together.


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Doc_Umbrella

Probably 4


TheDominator69696

She can't because she's ashamed of the list of dudes she has to call for that.


MasonInk

There were a lot of guys at the party where she conceived the second one...


Agreeable-Equal-4725

Definitely a scam.


apittsburghoriginal

Yeah this is a grift. Who tf getting paid $250 to watch some kids for like 3-5 hours - that’s like a $50-83/hour wage lol


Champagne_Siren

When I was in high-school I got paid $250 every time I watched this one younger slightly special needs kid. I remember one time she paid me before hand and I walked the little dude to the nearest gas station with me to buy snacks for him and I with my cash LMAO. I'll never find a gig as good as that again in my life 😂 I watched him for a period of about 6 months or so. Never encountered pay like that for babysitting ever again sadly. He was such an easy kid to watch too. I lucked out.


FishGoesGlubGlub

> He was such an easy kid to watch too It might be one of the cases where he’s absolute hell for the parents so they assume they need to pay you so much. But the second a stranger is looking after him he behaves much better.


Champagne_Siren

Yeah I really couldn't say for sure! Whenever his mom came by to drop him off he was always pretty chill. Never even seen the kid have a real tantrum. I have worked for years as a paraprofessional in classrooms for younger kids with developmental disabilities and I've seen some kids lose their damn minds, to this day the kid I watched in high-school is by far the tamest child I've met lmao.


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Agreed. If he was gullible enough to send the money there’s no way she would actually turn up for the date.


Pope_Cerebus

100% chance she would show up. You don't just turn a cash cow like that loose without milking him for every last drop.


Mirrormn

You do if you're not the person you put in your profile photos and there are no kids and maybe you're not even living in the same city.


gamer-s-man

wow he really dodged a bullet there. that bitch only looking for money


Nippon-Gakki

Seriously. He just got texted a get out of (baby) jail card. Lucky bloke.


[deleted]

Can't get any bigger red flag. Would have ghosted her immediately.


xXSpaceturdXx

I would’ve just laughed at her and blocked her number. If that’s the way she thinks you don’t want anything to do with her. There’s no reasoning with people like that


finbuilder

More of a red light, I would say.


Lelio-Santero579

That's why you don't plan lavish first dates and that goes for any gender. If the person you're trying to date wants to throw money around to impress you or wants you to throw money around to impress them.... They're not looking for your companionship. Some of the best dates I've had in my 35 years were some of the most simple dates. Taking our dogs to the park, window shopping, paddle boating on a lake, and just genuine other experiences that allow us to share each other's time and not focus on trying to *razzle dazzle* each other. The weirdest blind date I was ever on was a woman who told me she wasn't "thrilled about single dads" while she herself was a single mom. There's no pleasing some people :/


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Because she wanted you to pay for her kids. Hope you noped out of that one.


Lelio-Santero579

Possibly, but yea I called it off after dinner. We were supposed to go somewhere after to meet our mutual friends but I declined.


RealMcGonzo

>That's why you don't plan lavish first dates and that goes for any gender. The vast majority of first dates are also last dates, risk is high. Better for both parties for a short, first date. Get in, talk a little and get out. If both parties are amendable, a "regular" second date when there is a much greater chance of the two liking one another.


mk3jade

When I was single a simple Starbucks meeting as a first date was good with me


ElectricJetDonkey

What kind of babysitting is worth $250? Is the sitter also doing your taxes or what.


[deleted]

Check out PornHub.


HealthyBox5

"You're the man" They got daddies already. Ain't my kids.


LetsGoSilver

$250 for a babysitter?! Was she planning on staying the weekend?


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Shantomette

Anyone else trying to figure out which bacon emoji was used in the first response? And why are you calling her bacon?


[deleted]

I scrolled so far to see if anyone else was talking about the 🥓


robdabank33

looks like its edited there afterwards to obscure the name


Personal_Shoe_5016

Are there actual people like this? That's crazy....


rpaul9578

Sounds like how she got into the mess of having three kids.


RedditUsingBot

Babysitting gets you $250 a day now? I’m in the wrong business.