As all savvy up-and-coming artists living with their parents will tell you, being a nanny can be the most ideal way to earn tax-free money. My friend wound up babysitting for a family who has an unconventional “communal bed.” Translation: everyone in the family (including the 16-year-old son) sleeps in the same bed. Talk about gauche.

Speaking of gauche things to do, my friend also landed herself a childcare gig as a camp counselor. Unfortunately, one of the campers (a seemingly innocent 7-year-old girl) was incredibly racist. The first thing the girl said when she met my friend was, “Are you from jail?” soon followed by, “Are you illegal?” soon followed by, “Do you have a boyfriend?” soon followed by, “So you’re a lesbian,” soon followed by, “Well, it’s okay if you’re gay.”

The girl’s parents came to apologize for their daughter’s inappropriate rant, but they managed to make the gauche factor even worse, by exclaiming, “We voted for Obama!“

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