People Reveal Things Nanny Cams Caught Their Babysitters Doing

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Jun 10, 2020 2:00 PM EDT

Every parent knows how hard it is to leave their children with a babysitter. After all, your kids are your life and soul, and trusting them with another human being who isn't related to them is a big deal. But even harder than that is finding a good babysitter who you can trust. One option is to always have a Nanny Cam up so that you can check in to see how they are fairing with your children when you aren't there... because you can never be too careful, right? 

A Reddit thread asking people to share the things they've caught their babysitters doing has revealed some heartwarming but also some shocking stories. Just shows you can never really know what's going on when you're not there... 

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  • 01
    Text - I house/dog sit for friends of my parents. The first time I did it they mentioned they had a security camera by the front door that was motion activated, and I didn't really think anything of it. They were gone for a few weeks, they come home, their two giant huskies are happy, I get paid and all was well. A couple weeks later my mom calls me laughing and laughing - my parents had dinner with the friends I dog sit for and they showed a video to my parents from the front door cam. Apparent
    via u/miranda-the-dog-mom
  • 02
    Text - We have a security camera in my bedroom for my free roam bunny so we can keep an eye on her whilst on work, if we go on holiday ect. Well my dad, is 50 and is a big bloke who acts like he doesn't like pets came over to visit one day whilst I was out. He went in my room and crouched down calling the bunny, he spent an hour trying to pet the rabbit and kept repeating in a soft voice "I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to pet you and see how fluffy you are" He just about słi himself when
    via u/raffmeup
  • 03
    Text - I have caught her making pillow forts that are heavily resistant to the monsters that may or may not come out during heavy thunderstorms with my kiddo... twenty minutes after bedtime! Needless to she was dealt with appropriately.
    via u/RealityJaunt
  • 04
    Text - Watched her outside playing with my dogs (she was dog sitting). Our yellow Labrador and golden retriever puppy started munching the blueberries right now off our blueberry bushes. They know damn well they're not supposed to get into the blueberry patch... We watched our dog sitter run over to them and try to get them to stop. She then ran inside, and ran back out with a bowl. She proceeded to race the dogs for the blueberries. Had to be one of the highlights of our trip. We came home to a
    via u/The_Best_Yak_Ever
  • 05
    Text - She picked up our pug Doogie and was dancing around the living room with him while that "Hey, I just met you" song was playing.
    via u/46from1971
  • 06
    Text - My story isn't that interesting but I have a camera to check in on my rabbit when I'm not there. The biggest surprises were mostly just how almost nobody followed my pet-sitting instructions. The one exception, ironically, was my brother who claimed to hate the rabbit and always wanted to get rid of it. I got an alert one day that my camera had detected movement while my bro was there taking care of him and I decided to take a peek. I opened the app connected to the camera and saw my bro
    via u/dope__username
  • 07
    Text - I dog sit for some neighbors, one of which told me she has a camera in the living room/dining room for her dogs. You know those ones that dispense treats? Anyways I thought it was a strange essential oil diffuser until she told me what it was. I was being paid to play with them for an hour but she found out that I was actually staying for two or three hours. When she asked me about it I think I said something like "I'd want someone to do the same for my dog". Ever since then she leaves me
    via u/dumbasstupidbaby
  • 08
    Text - This isn't a bad one. My parents caught the baby sitter carrying our 60lb golden retriever like he was a baby.
    via u/MooseThings
  • 09
    Text - A friend caught his nanny hitting their kid for interrupting that days binge of the TV show Friends.
    via u/radiobrain
  • 10
    Text - I was the kiddo. My mom often tells the story of how she watched me give a big ol hug to my babysitter who just broke down out of nowhere after serving me lunch. Turns out her dad had died a month back and it just wasn't a good day for her. I still remember you, Ms. Yancey. I hope you're doing just fine now!
    via u/RoyalVariety
  • 11
    Text - Friends of ours don't have kids but have dogs. They were going out of town and told the dog sitter about all of the cameras including the one that is outside but sometimes picks up reflections and will actively notify them of motion. The dog sitter seemed to get it but she forgot to convey that to her boyfriend who came out and walked around naked quite a bit!
    via u/jwink3101
  • 12
    Text - Friend caught hers rummaging through her closet and stealing a blouse. She confronted her about it when she returned home, and the woman played innocent. She was wearing the fi ig blouse.
    via u/WaywardWriter
  • 13
    Text - Not a parent. Caught my little sister's babysitter catching a good hour long nap at 2 PM while my 1 year old sister was up having the time of her life destroying my playstation.
    via u/mattitan1304
  • 14
    Text - The couple I sat for had a nanny cam in their living room, the kind that went in bears. They got me on video giving their 2 yo the Heimlich after he tried to eat a rock.
    via u/that1chick1730
  • 15
    Text - She stole a single puzzle piece of what we were trying to solve. Saw her put it in her pocket. Final straw was one of our f ng potted plants.
    via u/Kalidoscope98

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