DEAR ABBY: I am a 15-year-old girl who baby-sits for extra money.
 

DEAR ABBY: I am a 15-year-old girl who baby-sits for extra money. I baby-sat for a new family last week. After I put the kids to bed, I found a snake in the house. I was scared for the kids, so I grabbed a kitchen knife and chopped off the snake's head.



When the parents returned, I found out it was their pet snake that had escaped from its cage, and they were really angry. I feel terrible about it. Although I apologized, they won't talk to me when they see me in the neighborhood.


Should I write them a letter of apology or buy them a new snake? I don't know what the proper etiquette is when you kill someone's pet. -- RATTLED IN TEXAS


DEAR RATTLED: You reacted to what you perceived as a danger. What is unfortunate is that the couple for whom you were baby-sitting were so careless they not only failed to tell you they had an exotic pet in the house, but also compounded it by leaving without making sure the creature was securely in its cage where it belonged. You do not "owe" the family a replacement. They owe you an apology.

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haha thats funny

I clicked on this thread hoping to see some lightspeed or little april photos. I am cancelling my memberships.

My snake gets out all the time... luckily nobody ever cuts off its head!

i feel sorry for her :1orglaugh

She needs an attorney.

what a retarded baby sitter, poor snake:(

yeah sue the family for emotional distress

She was brave to go after the snake most people turn the other way and run.

i'd let the snake take a bite out of one of the babies, then kill and it and become town hero

thats just how nice i am

Your thread title is going to attract sexed

:1orglaugh poor kid. All she has to say is she was acting in the kids best interest. After all no parent would want there kids bitten by a snake.

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thats one strange stupid girl

Yea I read that one. Pretty funny, poor girl. :1orglaugh

Sounds like a fake story.

I see a lawsuit :glugglug

how? if you saw a snake in your house, what would you do? especially if you knew nothing about snakes, didnt know if it was poisonous or not.

Oracle, just buy them a new snake! :1orglaugh




(j/k :Graucho )

Yeah, sue the family then by them a new snake, one that bites, :1orglaugh