You need to say no I won’t baby sit, You are being taken advantage of and you’re being taken for granted put your foot down and say no be free. This is the most ridiculous story I’ve ever read through in your house you discipline them. But I have a feeling that’s gonna be hard to do since they’ve never been disciplined before that’s what’s wrong with the parents today they don’t have any boundaries say no
Your house your rules. They don’t like it I wouldn’t be watching the children.
Tell the adults in their lives you will not watch them without rules. You have every right to discipline the kids in your home.
WOW TOXIC! Let them pay for sitters. Wouldn’t watch them a minute with these “parental rules” and bratty behavior. So, for these parents, you do them a favor and in return, their brats get to do whatever they want in your home? No way, sister! Let them find someone else…
Make rules. Enforce them. It’s your house. If whoever doesn’t like it that’s just tough. If you are doing this for free you’re being taken advantage of. If granny can’t go to the casino cuz you are too “mean” she should just stay home. Put on your big girls panties and stand up for yourself. It’s not easy but it’s for your own sanity.
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Your house, your rules. Write up your rules and expectations and present it to the kids and parents. If they don’t want to respect your rules then they can find other arrangements.
You are Confusin g the kids even more, Do not baby sit for anyone YOU need to step aside let someone else step in. Not everyone can mind other people’s kids. No shame it’s what you know be happy in your own space and kindly refuse as your anxious self will Explode.
They are basically being told they can run all over you and disrespect you and your house. I would tell the adults if that’s how they instruct their kids to behave at someone else’s house they can find a new sitter or start charging.
As my parents always said - our house - our rules!
Providing free childcare while your home is turned into a war zone and the official guardian openly criticises your methods? Why? Why would anyone do that?
You are not cut out for that. I sure wouldn’t be.
I’m sorry but in my house it’s my rules, my methods and my world. Don’t like it? find a new sitter! MANY parents would love to have a disciplined caregiver.
Discipline is not abuse. Because ya know someone is gonna try to say that’s what I mean.
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Considering I’m a mom to my 5 month old I’d say put them in the naughty corner or naughty step, if they dont listen send them to a room alone until they behave, take away toys ect until they learn, these are the rules I’m having for my son when hes older, this is the discipline I had when I was little and it worked, taking their favourite thing off them for a while works or just have a word with your mother in law who’s their carer and say these children aren’t behaving what should I do? She should be telling you how to discipline the children considering shes meant to be their main carer x
They should not be allowed to have the run of your home ,that is your home your rules.if they don’t like it then tell them to find another sitter that is willing to put up with it And not charge them anything.they need to show you some respect.
Your house your rules if they don’t like it well then don’t look after them until they can obey your rules in your own home
I wouldn’t babysit. That’s Bs. It’s your house and anyone needs to respect the rules
There is no ECE psychologist that will NOT tell you it is a disservice to children to be like a bowl of jello when it comes to boundaries. Get your boundary fence set up asap. It doesnt have to be 6ft tall plywood with electric wire on it! Just a solid white picket will do!!
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You are doing this for free and not allowed to place limits on behavior? Not going to happen.
If the kids and their parents don’t like it, they are welcome to find a paid babysitter/carer, who know doubt would also care about her house. Your house. Your rules.
My house my rules …don’t like it don’t come over …
Your not a door mat …
Tell them you will discipline by sending to corner and time outs and you will put them there or you can’t watch them. If kids don’t have rules they were turn out like these other lazy people and set fires to buildings or act out in school. Kids actually like rules
If you can’t discipline them dont babysit them ! Case closed!
Your house your rules, they don’t like they can find someone else and then pay.
They’re in your house, your rules. Tell MIL and SIL look after their own little scrote kids if they can’t teach them to behave. No wonder if they’re at casino all the time!!! Kids have no discipline at their own home obviously 
I’d tell them you’ll babysit but its your rules and if they don’t like it they can go PAY for a babysitter.
Your house, your rules period! If they dont agree then they can look elsewhere
Perfect, don’t baby sit them. I’d they ate in your house, and it’s a freebie, you have the right to prevent them from trashing your house!
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Your house your rules always follow through with any consequences
Please stop letting these kids run rings round you. You’re the adult. Start acting like one and not a doormat. Good luck x
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Look at conscious discipline. It works without punishment or bribes.
Nope. Thays not ok for you or them. They wont learn to listen to others. Youre letting yourself be a doormat. Dont let them guilt trip you either.
My house my rules n I discipline…. Don’t like it keep them home so they can destroy you home n find a sitter you have to pay or keep grams out of the Casino !!! Problem solved !!!
Tell them no you will not babysit and stick to it. End of story.
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Your house your rules and if they don’t like it don’t mind them
If they don’t want to be there and respect you then they don’t need to be there stand your ground honey don’t be a doormat
Do not let them come t o your house if their guardian wants them to be allowed to behave like hooligans then let them go else where to be watched and not by you easy !.
Your house your rules the kids and adults don’t like they can simply not come
Never ever lay a hand. But sitting in the corner or making them sit still for a time is not to harsh.
The only kids I would watch like that for free, would be my own grandkids. All others can pay something for the inconvenience to me .
Your description of who has custody of who and who lives with who is a perfect example as why there should be rules and discipline. Take charge or resign as sitter
Your house, your rules. The best thing ever is to get their cellular phones away and not allow them to use it. You don’t need to do anything else. 
Your house, your rules. Otherwise they need to find a babysitter they pay for.
If you are selling a service then the customer is always right
Your rules or find someone else to look after them. If mother in-law has custody she she should be looking after them. Too toxic. They are using you.
Tell everyone “These are the rules in my house. This is what happens if you break the rules.” If they don’t like it then they can go elsewhere.
You’ve answered your own question. Your house, your rules whether you are paid or not. If you’re not paid, start charging.
When they ask you to sit say I’m sorry but I can’t
Don’t babysit anymore and when they ask why tell them…
Bow out of that job while you can .you don’t owe them anything .
The kids follow your house rules or they don’t come over. How old are these kids?
they are children. they don’t tell you what to do. you tell them what to do. when you are watching them in your home, you have rules that should always be obeyed. talk to you mother in law and sister in law about making this point clear to them. and if they still don’t listen, then start saying no to watching them.
Tell them your house your rules if they do not like the rules pay a sitter to baby sit at their house.
You might want to use your phone to video them.
Sounds like this kid is shuffled all around to different family members. Set the ground rules to the adult that he belongs to. If they don’t like it they can find another sitter.
Don’t you have a large cupboard somewhere that you could call ‘the den’, or ‘the entertainment area’ ?
Chuck in a playstation and a few bags of chips and put a padlock on it.
I reckon if they have a bucket in the corner and a bottle of water, you technically couldn’t be charged…
Line it with yoga mats so you can’t hear them pounding on the walls…
You be paid and watch at their house if not don’t baby sit
Your house your rules and your fiancé should back you on this.
Kids, mom and mil are crude, rude and socially unexceptable.
You do know, not one single manifesto comment is going to reach the person who wrote this, correct?
What are the kids ages?
Bye Felicia. There is no room anywhere for behavior like that. Doesn’t matter if they are family or not.
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Act like an adult, or don’t babysit for them.
Babysitter is closed.
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Say No to babysitting…Easy
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Quit keeping them if they can’t listen to you and respect your house rules
Your home. Your rules. Take it or leave it.
I would not watch them if I was
Not allow to make them listen
Let them find another “free” baby
Sitter
Same rules apply for them that your children live by. If they do not like it let them go pay someone
Plain & Simple…Dont be used and stressed out by users, family or no family!!
Don’t watch them. Your house, your rules.
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Stop saying yes. End of story. Stand up for yourself!
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I watched all my grandkids , told the parents ahead of time that I would discipline them if needed . They agree and there was no problem and the kids were all well behaved
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Lol if that don’t like your rules then I guess you won’t have to babysit
I would tell them they have to Go !!!
They need to find another babysitter
Your house your rules you are the adult
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DO NOT WATCH THOSE KIDS ANYMORE . I bet they’ll find someone else to put up with their bs
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it’s easy don’t watch them ur house ur rules
bro how are u about to let some bad ass kids and their parents walk all over you just cause they’re family? YOU ARE THE ADULT HERE, don’t be a pushover and tell the kids what to do and if it’s such an issue tell the parents ur not babysitting
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My house….my rules! Period!
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Tell those women that are responsible for these children to stay home.
Watch them yourself!
If they trust you to watch their kids they trust your rules, if that doesn’t work for them it doesn’t work for you 
Stop watching the kids. Simple.
Just stop until they are controllable
Correct discipline is good for them rules are good for them time out works ok I think I would give them a little time out that worked for me and I love them all and they know it we happy never spank them
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Wow this is just mental torture
Done son!!! No more of that!
My house my rules period
There’s this wonderful word called NO
Let them be home…watch them there or not at all.
Tell them you are not a babysitter and get their own
You are off limits
Then don’t watch the brats
It’s your house you set the rules!!!
Your house, your rule. Period
Your house your rules. If they don’t like let them find someone else to watch them
Either offer to watch them at their home or stop doing it. If you know your wishes and your home aren’t being respected why continue to say it has to be that way? Creating your own problems imho
Your house your rules or no kids !
Your house your rules bottom line
It’s your home, Your RULES!!!
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Ummmm…. That’s your house. They can stay home with the kids themselves if they don’t want anyone else to say anything to them. Why do they think it’s okay to raise unruly kids? Why does your step son live with your MIL instead of you and his father? At least terry to get him to raise him better.
Simple- refuse to look after them. Better to have one big row now than lose both physical and mental health over a period of time. Your home is just that.
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