My niece (16) watched my 3 kids (including 3 yr old twins) for 5 days, 3 hrs a day, one summer while our work hours shifted. Her mom (my SIL) was insisting that I not pay niece. I slipped her a couple hundred bucks because, 1 - she was responsible for keeping my kids alive, 2 - she could have been home doing other odd jobs for $, 3 - she needs to learn her time is valuable and worth something, family or not.

If someone says babies are easy, that's a red flag. That person should not be responsible for a baby.

I'm glad her parents are on her side. If it's so easy to take care of two 1-year-olds and an 8-year-old, then it shouldn't be hard to find anyone else to do it for free (LOL!) The entitlement of the Aunt and Uncle is mind boggling!!!! At 18 she should be starting her life.

The AUNT called YOU entitled?!?! That's rich...

I pay £55 a day for nursery for my 1yr old in the uk, there's no discount for multiples. It's £20 for my older kids after school care. £130 a day for three kids and that's the going rate outside of London. She NTA and honestly as mean as it is to those poor kids, she needs to go no-contact and leave them to find their own childcare. £80 a day would be cheap

Why did the OP's parents allow the aunt and uncle to take advantage of their daughter to begin with? Twelve hours a day is brutal if there's no help. Having the piece of mind that you have a loving family member with your children is priceless. They should have been kissing her feet and paying her from the beginning. Shame on them.

Anyone who says they are doing you a favour, letting you work 60 hours a week for free, is at best taking advantage and at worst, deranged. And that's the issue here. Never mind wifi or food. The aunt can say what she likes to anyone she likes, but I imagine everybody will work out what the issue is.

Taking care of someone else's child full time and not just a couple hours here and there is not just babysitting. If I am taking care of someone else's child in their home or mine on a full time basis I am their nanny, not their babysitter. Her aunt is gaslighting her calling her "entitled" for this. The aunt is the one who is entitled. She believes she's entitled to filling up someone else's full time workable hours and not pay them. The OP is not entitled, she actually sounds very reasonable and maybe even overly fair. I used to watch my sister (12 years younger than I) after achool and during the summer after I turned 18 and was living on my own. My mom paid me. I also took care of my niece and nephew full time while my SIL and brother worked, they also paid me. I absolutely loved this time I was able to spend with them, but in all practicality I could not just take care of them full time with no pay. I am happy to read though that her mom has her back on this.

The aunt is the "spoiled and entitled" one here!

NTA. Your aunt and uncle are cun*s, plain and simple. Don't feel bad about the family drama, just feel glad that your mother is standing up for you instead of taking her sisters side and whoring you out for free labor.

I'm a nanny. I would charge this family a MINIMUM of $1400 dollars per week (807 British pounds). That's $20/hr for the first 40 hours, and time and a half for the 20 hours of overtime. These parents are in for a rude awakening when they actually have to hire a nanny. Even if they charge only the minimum wage for 18-20yr olds in England, they would be making around 460 pounds per week. (More if they are older than 20). Their niece was barely asking for anything!

Dont watch HER kids anymore...

So sad to see an 18 year old taking on this much responsibility and being an amazing cousin just to have it blow up in their face the second they ask for a reasonable price for doing it. Even a minimum wage part time job would bring in almost double that amount and allow them to socialise outside of the family. 100% NTA, at 18 years old it's not really an option to sacrifice all your spare time to ungrateful family members when you should be out there finding your own place in the world. Maybe look into nursery work or something similar if you want to spend all your time around babies and kids but don't allow yourself to be abused by selfish people just because they feel entitled to your life

This 18 yr old has a life and its not babysitting her Aunt's kids. She needs her life to be free to get a decent job, maybe go to college, be a independent woman, find her own passion. I am glad her mom and dad are backing her. She does not owe her Aunt her life. Her Aunt knew exactly what she was doing and was hoping to continue taking advantage of her 18 yr old niece. Shame on her. She is the AH, not her niece. Don't return to babysit because the Aunt will do it again and again.

Thank goodness I only have cats

Bravo Zulu to the pap rents for being level headed for once.

Maybe check what people working those hours get paid and explain that a job is a job. Regardless if you're flipping burgers or being a full time nanny. Plus if you have cpr training too that's more $ to a nanny. And basically required to do that job. Yes there are break times at reg jobs. Kids sleep. Small break. Lunch time most people buy their own food. You can't because they don't supply u food you can eat and you don't get paid to buy food to bring or have delievered. Then you also have a child u have to feed their food to and cleanup so there chef stuff and housekeeping. And tutor aka help with homework. You're better off out of that. And I'm surprised your mom let them go so long without paying you something.

Honey, you'd be kind asking just £80 for a 12hr day. Just because it's family doesn't mean anything. They've taken advantage! If you're not pressured to have a job and having to pay bills / rent. Do something you'll enjoy. Art course , pottery course and be a librarian. Be an au pair abroad! Au pair in LA / France/ Monaco. Have an adventure!

FAMILY.... SMH

I'd LOVE to hear the true response fro her ne'er-do-well aunt and uncIe. What a couple of ingrates! Good riddance !

I applaud OP for finally speaking up for herself and now allowing her aunt to force her to do slave labour. I applaud the mother for standing up for her daughter. The aunt is being an emotionally abusive bully, and by whining about it on her social feeds is attempting to encourage all her friends to do the same to her niece. Don't babysit for them anymore, EVER. And don't talk to them until they have apologized--really, sincerely apologized, not backing down in an attempt to still get cheap labour--both to them AND in a post on their social feeds every bit as visible to their buddies as their trash-talking was.

Good morning family always wants to use their title to get out of things sad part is she spends unnecessary money money all the time that could probably help you asking for your worth is not wrong denying yourself of it is if she is not helping you in anyway you should be getting paid this is your first job would you work anywhere for free don’t think of people title think about the service and situation don’t let people walk over because they hold a title you’re worth is more than a title remember and demand it or go get a real job sad part she is Forced to pay somebody else when she could’ve paid you with no issues before it’s not your fault it’s your aunt is selfish

See how fast those two change their tune when they look to hire someone and see prices from150 pounds to 200. They are projecting when they whine about entitlement. Tell them to F off and don't worry about it. 72 hours a week for free? TO HELL WITH THEM.

Read enough of these and you will come to the conclusion that Family SUCKS.