reSee.it Podcast Summary
The podcast episode "Armchair Anonymous" features three "crazy babysitting stories" shared by guests Stephanie, Kate, and Macy, with hosts Dax Shepard and Aaron Weekly. Stephanie, a nurse, recounts hiring a babysitter through a family connection. This sitter, initially impressive, took the children on an unauthorized mall trip, spending $340 on cat supplies and candy, claiming the kids should have been given a spending limit. The family later discovered the "stray" cat they adopted was already owned, adding to their frustration over the sitter's actions.
Kate shares a chilling story from her youth in the Pacific Northwest. As a teenager, she babysat for a family whose father later became her math tutor. After he reportedly experienced mental health issues and was fired from a teaching job for inappropriate conduct, his wife left him. Years later, Kate had an unsettling encounter with him at Target. The next day, she learned he had been arrested for the murder of a 16-year-old girl he met in a chat room, who he had brought to his home. The daughter had initially covered for him. He was released after serving 20 years.
Finally, Macy, a 19-year-old babysitting four young children in Toronto, describes a terrifying home invasion. An unknown man entered the house through the back door, claiming to be hiding from someone. He grabbed Macy, dragged her through the house, and threw her into a Christmas tree while she tried to call 911 (which went to voicemail). After wrestling, Macy used self-defense, kicking him in the testicles to escape. She took a photo of him, and he fled. Two weeks later, he was arrested for sexual assault, identified by Macy's photo, but was ultimately found not guilty due to insufficient proof, despite a lengthy criminal record.