Greg babysits Manny and has a disaster from "summary" of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1) by Jeff Kinney
So, Mom had this brilliant idea that I should babysit Manny for a day. I thought it would be an easy way to earn some money, but boy was I wrong. It turned out to be a complete disaster from start to finish. First of all, Manny is a handful. He's always getting into mischief and causing trouble. I tried to keep him entertained by playing games and watching TV, but nothing seemed to work. He even managed to break a vase in the living room, which I knew I would get blamed for. As if that wasn't bad enough, Manny had a meltdown at lunchtime. He refused to eat anything I gave him and ended up throwing his food all over the kitchen. I was at my wit's end trying to clean up the mess while keeping Manny under con...
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