Mom refuses to pay babysitter the agreed-upon amount after she returns home earlier than expected, babysitter demands full payment: ‘What's the big deal?’

Seems like the baby in this story is actually the parent.

There are two types of babysitting jobs: the first one is when you babysit for someone you don't really know, and the second is when you babysit for a family member or a close friend. And while, in theory, these two should not be that different, there are actually a lot of elements that set them apart.

When you babysit for someone you don't really know, things tend to go a lot more smoothly. You agreed on the payment, time, and responsibilities in advance, you keep everything professional and polite, and you don't have to talk or see them until the next time the babysitting service is required. When you babysit for someone you know, however, the blurred lines between it being a job and a favor cause the whole deal to become a lot more complicated, and oftentimes, a lot more awkward as well.

The woman in the story below didn't think that agreeing to babysit her friend's kids would cause her to want to end the friendship altogether, but that is exactly what happened. Even though they had set everything up like they should have–a time, a place, and the payment amount, this babysitting job took the wrong turn rather quickly.

It all went haywire when the mom returned home earlier than expected, which meant she cut the babysitting job short. Most people in her situation would still pay the babysitter the full amount, since it was what they agreed on in advance, but because this babysitter was her friend, the mom decided to deduct the pay to match the actual hours her friend ended up babysitting. Not only did she deduct the pay, but she also criticized her friend's babysitting skills and accused her of being a bad friend for expecting to be paid in full for the job she had done for her.

If this mom weren't friends with the babysitter, we doubt she would have behaved this way, which further proves that you should not mix friends or family with business, even for something as simple as babysitting. 

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