Others noticed that this note, as funny as it is, was clearly the work of someone who had suffered through babysitting details themselves as a teenager.
Cool Mom Leaves Honest and Hilarious ‘Instructions’ for Her Babysitter
Others thought maybe the mom was trying a little too hard to have fun with the babysitter, who clearly was thrown for a loop by the prank note.
The prevailing opinion, especially among mothers themselves, is that they wish they’d thought to leave this clever, sarcastic, and painfully true note.