The Babysitter Asked You To Do What???

Ever had a sitter who needed you to stock your house with her preferred snacks or leave work early so that she could go on an impromptu date?

That's exactly the kind of craziness you'll find in The Stir's list of crazy babysitter demands.

My personal favorites include:

1. “When my kids were younger and I was desperate to find good babysitters, I came across Ginny. Ginny’s first request was that I ALWAYS have white peaches on hand. Okay? I didn’t realize custom-ordered snacks were required, but I tried to comply with the peach request. Her second weird request was for clean towels in each room so she could wipe her sweat. Apparently she perspired profusely just hanging out watching the tube and she wanted to be prepared … to this day, the kids and I call her ‘Sweaty Ginny.'”

2. “When I was interviewing sitters for my oldest, one told me that she refused to feed babies breast milk — only formula or cows' milk. Needless to say, we didn't hire her.”

3. “One babysitter texted me at work and said I had to come home early. The reason? Her boyfriend was hungry and they had to go to dinner!”

4. “Once a babysitter asked me to pay her security deposit on her apartment so she would have a place to live. I said no; she never came back!”

5. “One sitter told me that I was making their job ‘harder' because my child eats organic. So instead of organic broccoli, she asked that I serve regular broccoli instead. That's even though I buy the groceries! She also said cleaning up in my house is harder because I use organic cleaners … is the spray bottle different? I also use microfiber cloths instead of paper towels. She said ‘I only know how to use paper towels to dry the counter.'”

“Sweaty Ginny” totally grosses me out. I couldn't have put up with any of these crazy demands for long.

I can't decide who would be worse, the organic complainer or the girl who wanted her apartment deposit paid by her employer. What do you think?

Need to see more? Check out the complete list of the 14 craziest demands babysitters have made at The Stir to see what else made the list.

If you've had a crazy demanding sitter, be sure to tell us about her ridiculous requests in the comments.