Thirsty Thursday: Share Your Worst Babysitting Experience

I wanted to start a meme that I hope will be fun for my readers. You see, I am Thirsty for your answers and anecdotes. So each Thursday I am going to ask you a probing question. Just post your answer on your blog and sign into Mr. Linky below. I will come by and read your story. I also would appreciate it if in your post you would like back to Thirsty Thursday so others can join in the fun! Feel free to copy my image!

Todays Question:

So what is the worst babysitting experience you ever had? This can either be a situation where you were babysitting or a babysitter that you hired to watch your children.

About three years ago, we had a 13 year old girl who came to babysit our children. Jack was 7 and Katrina was 4. We were going out to dinner with my in-laws. Megan had babysat for us before and had done fine. On the previous evening she had babysat, when it was over, I asked her if she could do some simple cooking. She said she could. So when she came this time, I had a pizza ready for her. It was a frozen pizza that you stick in the oven, then take out after 10 minutes of cooking. The instructions were on the back of the package. I set out a cutting board for her.

We came home and I took her home (can't have dads taking home young ladies anymore). She mentioned there had been a small fire in the oven, but she had gotten it out. She was going to call me, but it was okay, so she didn't. Well, this bothered me that she hadn't called. It also bothered me that she had been unable to find the fire extinguisher which was right next to the stove.

I get home, expecting to find a burned pepperoni in the bottom of the stove. Instead I find the smoke alarm lying in pieces on the floor. I opened the stove and there was plastic melted all over my stove. Remember that cutting board? She had put the pizza on the cutting board and then put it in the oven. My 7 year old son told me she was on the computer when he noticed flames shooting out of the eye of the stove. She used the broom to beat the smoke detector into submission. To this day, I am not sure how she got the flames out or what kept my house from burning down. I was thoroughly amazed that she had no idea what had happened and that she didn't call me!

Needless to say, I thanked God for watching over my babies and I didn't call her back to babysit. Anyone can make a mistake, but to be that careless and not to call me when there was a fire like that was irresponsible.

So share your story with me! I can't wait to hear it!