“Choosing beggar” is an online term used to describe people who make unreasonable or entitled demands. And there’s a wholesubredditdedicated to this colorful bunch.Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, parents make up a considerable number of them. So we at Bored Panda decided to try and see what their requests are usually about. Turns out, child care is arguably their top priority.To show you that some moms and dads need a reality check, we compiled a collection of moments when they tried to get someone to watch their kids for (basically) free.This post may includeaffiliate links.

“Choosing beggar” is an online term used to describe people who make unreasonable or entitled demands. And there’s a wholesubredditdedicated to this colorful bunch.

Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, parents make up a considerable number of them. So we at Bored Panda decided to try and see what their requests are usually about. Turns out, child care is arguably their top priority.

To show you that some moms and dads need a reality check, we compiled a collection of moments when they tried to get someone to watch their kids for (basically) free.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

Sister Sent Me This…she Was Blocked Immediately After

Even though they’re getting called out for the way they go about it, parents who are sending kids to daycare know that it can be a huge chunk of the family budget.For example, in the US,the average cost is about $10,000 a year, but it’s more than double that in many places across the country.

Even though they’re getting called out for the way they go about it, parents who are sending kids to daycare know that it can be a huge chunk of the family budget.

For example, in the US,the average cost is about $10,000 a year, but it’s more than double that in many places across the country.

Free Babysitter Needed

The Second I Saw “Someone Who Is Looking Into Babysitting” I Knew She Was Looking For Free Childcare

Another Mom Refusing To Pay For Babysitting, People Can Sure Be Mean Sometimes

According to the US Labor Department, the average price of preschool and daycare is up 6% from last year and nearly double the overall inflation rate of 3.2%.Big parts of the problem can be attributed to increasing labor costs and rising demand with more parents going back to the office post-pandemic.

According to the US Labor Department, the average price of preschool and daycare is up 6% from last year and nearly double the overall inflation rate of 3.2%.

Big parts of the problem can be attributed to increasing labor costs and rising demand with more parents going back to the office post-pandemic.

$5/Hr Is Insane. 3 Kids Under 5, Btw

Paying You To Babysit Is “A Deal Breaker Sorry No”

It’s Always A “Nanny” That They Want For Dirt Cheap Or Less

Cb Wants Somebody To Watch Their Toddler For $3.33 An Hour

Child care is gaining resonance in economic and business circles, but it’s losing ground in the political arena.Funding put in place during the pandemic is set to run out this month, and advocateswarnthat once the US hits that “child care cliff,” some centers will either have to raise prices even more, cut staff, or shut their doors.

Child care is gaining resonance in economic and business circles, but it’s losing ground in the political arena.

Funding put in place during the pandemic is set to run out this month, and advocateswarnthat once the US hits that “child care cliff,” some centers will either have to raise prices even more, cut staff, or shut their doors.

$15 A Day! And She Needs Overnight Care Too

75 Cents An Hour For Babysitting

For Market Price, You Can Clean Our House And Watch Our Kids!

Babysitter Wanted, Must Be In Collage

Employment in the sector still hasn’t recovered from 2020, in part because wage growth in the under-resourced industry hasn’t kept pace with other low-wage sectors.

This Parent Who “Can Only Do $6 An Hour” For A Babysitter To Come And Watch Their Kids Five Days A Week

Watch My Kid For 50+hrs A Week For $100 Each Week…also, Have 3 Years Babysitting Experience And Preferably A Cpr Certificate

This Is Not A Babysitting Job

Need A Babysitter/Slave

Babysit My Kid Full Time And I’ll Pay You $30 A Day! $3 An Hour, Such A Steal!

Wants A Nanny For Less Than $5/Hour

I Don’t Think Anyone Is Going To Want To Watch Your 4 Year Old For $3 An Hour

Someone’s Want Add For A Babysitter 3 Days A Week

The Audacity Of This Woman

$250 A Week For 69 Hours Babysitting, And She Is Playing The Single Mom Sympathy Card

$3/Hr To Babysit Your 5 Year Old? Yeah No Thanks…

You Must Be Cute, Pay My Brother To Babysit, And You Must Surprise Me

So even though it’s hard to sympathize with someone as entitled as most of the parents in these pictures, their opportunistic “hunts” for people to look after their kids can be interpreted as signs of a bigger problem.51% of U.S. parentssaythey spend over 20% of their income on child care, which is far more than the 7% that the federal government defines as “affordable.”

So even though it’s hard to sympathize with someone as entitled as most of the parents in these pictures, their opportunistic “hunts” for people to look after their kids can be interpreted as signs of a bigger problem.

51% of U.S. parentssaythey spend over 20% of their income on child care, which is far more than the 7% that the federal government defines as “affordable.”

Babysit My Kid For 20$/Day

Local Babysitting Group, ~$2/Hour Opportunity!!

Babysitter Choosing Beggars; People Should Just Babysit For Free!!

Local Fb Group Mom Wants To Pay $100 A Week For Babysitting Overnight And Getting Child To School

Fulltime “Babysitter”

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I Wish Someone Would Help Take Care Of Our 3 Kids.. But It Has To Be More Than 2 Hours

5.83 An Hour. To Chase A Toddler For 12 Hours A Day. In Comments Says It Would Be Ideal For A Retired Person. Claims Nothing Is Wrong With That Pay, She Herself Would Take It!

Looking For An Experienced Babysitter At $3/Hour

$30 A Day For 8 Hours And 2 Kids, Am I Crazy Or Is This Ridiculous?

$30 For A Whole Day Of Watching A 2 Year Old And 6 Month Old

Babysitting Type 1 Diabetics For Less Than $4.50 An Hour

$5 An Hour For A Full Time Babysitter For 2 Little Boys. 45 Hours A Week At $250

Cb Will Pay $100 For 57 Hours Of Babysitting, For Two Kids Under 4. Oh And They Stay With You

From My Town’s Facebook Page. She Wants A Babysitter For Two Infants To Come To Her Home And Clean For Less Than Minimum Wage??

You = Reliable Car + Drivers License + Babysitting Experience. Us = We Pay $4.54/Hour

Willing To Pay “A Couple Bucks” Per “Hang Out Session” With My Fabulous Child!

Less Than $2 For Babysitting Is Insane

Woman Wants To Pay Up To $45 Dollars For 8 Hours Of Babysitting In An Area Where Minimum Wage Is $14.25

$2/Hr For A Full Time (58 Hours/Week) Babysitting Job. Sweet Deal!!

I Won’t Pay You To Babysit

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