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“AITA For Refusing To Attend My Brother’s Wedding After My SIL Left My 2-Month-Old On A Park Bench?”
Finding a trustworthy person to babysit your kid is one of the most important tasks every parent has. And so, quite often they turn to their family members for help.
But not every family member can be trusted with childcare. Like in this story, where a woman left her daughter with her beloved sister-in-law. This babysitter proceeded to forget the baby at the park for two hours! And later, she showed how spiteful she could be when her mistakes were brought up.
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A woman left her baby with her trusted sister-in-law, not expecting it to go as wrong as it did
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This sister-in-law decided to take the baby and her dog to the park, where the pet got off the leash and the woman left the baby on a bench for two hours to chase the dog
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Luckily nothing happened to the girl, but when she confessed to her parents about it, they got so mad that they decided to not attend the woman’s wedding anymore
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She begged them, but when they didn’t budge, she told them that she wished the kid had been kidnapped
Ever since the OP’s brother met his girlfriend, the woman was close with her. Granted, they had a small age gap of 3 years, but it wasn’t something that interfered with them getting along. The author has said that the reason why they were so close is that her parents don’t like either of them.
Parents not liking their child’s partner isn’t anything new. There are many instances and reasons why this happens. Some parents have bad intuition about the people their kids choose, others struggle with the divide of attention, and so on. Sadly, parents not liking their own children happens as well.
Well, we don’t know the reasons why the OP’s parents don’t like her or her brother’s girlfriend. Still, it doesn’t make it any less upsetting. But that’s not the main point of the story.
One day, the author was called into work. Since her husband was also at his job, she had to figure out where to leave her baby. Her future sister-in-law offered her help, saying she shouldn’t waste money on a babysitter. So, she agreed. They got along very well, so why wouldn’t she? She didn’t anticipate that after this, everything would change.
While babysitting, the sister-in-law decided to go for a walk in a park. She also decided to take her dog along. Well, that was a mistake. The leash slipped out of her hand and the dog started running. In sheer panic, the woman put the baby in a carrier on a bench and started running after the dog.
She left the baby alone on the bench! What’s even worse is she only realized she’d done that after two hours. Two hours! Not leaving kids alone in a public place is one of the main ways to avoid abduction. And while for some it might seem like common sense, apparently it isn’t for others.
Her making such a mistake and not realizing it for so long proved that she couldn’t be trusted, could she? No wonder the parents lost their minds when she confessed. They thanked God nothing happened to the baby, but it didn’t change the fact that it happened. What if she hadn’t realized it for even longer? Or what if the wrong person had come across the bench and saw the unattended baby? There are many ways it could have gone wrong.
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Then, sometime later, the irresponsible sister-in-law was planning her wedding. She messaged the author details about the wedding and got an answer she didn’t anticipate – the woman would not be attending. This angered the lady.
She called the original poster sobbing and started cursing. She called the woman a petty B-word. If that wasn’t enough, she added that she wished someone had kidnapped her daughter. That’s a low blow! Getting upset when you learn someone close to you isn’t attending your celebration is understandable, but saying such stuff isn’t.
Some believe that words can manifest into reality. While we don’t know if either of the people in the story believe that, it still doesn’t justify wishing someone to get kidnapped, does it? Well, maybe it was the wrong thing said in the spur of the moment, but it made the whole situation even worse. After hearing it, the OP hung up on her sister-in-law.
Thankfully, later she apologized and explained how badly she wanted her boyfriend’s sister to be at her wedding. Well, seeing that the whole situation ended up on Reddit, it doesn’t seem that the woman forgave her SIL.
The people online didn’t think she should. The sister-in-law endangered the baby and then wished for it to be kidnapped. For quite a lot of internet folks, it seemed like borderline deranged behavior.
Adding the fact that many of the author’s family and friends called her petty and said she was overreacting, made the netizens even madder. In no way were they able to see a reality that painted the SIL in a positive light here.
Since there’s no update on the story, we can only guess how it all ended. Maybe the SIL found a way to fix her mishaps, but from the information we know, it’s doubtful that their relationship will ever be the same.
Such awful behavior earned many netizens’ anger, as they couldn’t believe someone could be so irresponsible and thoughtless
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ValdaDeDieu 4 months ago
NOPE. Just NO. This is the sort of thing that you can never, ever, everrrr, give a person an opportunity to EVER do again. This "relationship" is done and over. There is just no excuse. As bad as her forgetting the baby is, she TELLS you she wishes someone had kidnapped your baby???? WTH?
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Tabitha 4 months ago (edited)
To add to it, the brother's fiancee (not married yet, so not SIL yet) is planning her wedding. Pretty sure there are also plans to have kids sometime down the road. I really pity her future children. I also know that his wife losing THEIR OWN child, or leaving the child ALONE on a park bench for TWO HOURS---cripes, it could've rained, it could've suddenly turned really cold or really hot, there could've been animals (including the human type) that attacked them, along with being kidnapped or killed. Now, THAT event would certainly open brother's eyes to how unreasonable and unfair it was of him to blame his sister for being upset at the same thing, one would hope. Unless he's just as psychotic as she is. As for the family, they've evidently only heard the fiancee's of it, so OP needs to sit them down and tell them what REALLY happened. For OP's parents, this is their GRANDBABY we're talking about. So fiancee must be weaving some kind of fairytale where she's painting OP as the bad guy accusing her of all sorts of bad stuff. They NEED to hear the other side before they pass judgement, ffs. Because once they hear what really happened, I highly doubt they'd still think OP was unreasonable.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 4 months ago
Shocking that no one found the baby alone in that time and just called emergency services for an "abandoned baby". The parents could have lost custody and the baby would've gone into the foster system. And they may or may not have gotten her back.
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Winter Eleven 4 months ago
I remember hearing this one on Two hot takes. So if I remember correctly for those 2 hours she went shopping... For baby clothes amongst other things
Sheila Ewing 3 months ago
I could accept the SIL apology if she really meant it, but I can't accept that she would expect me to forget how dangerous the situation was and that she'd expect us to just forget about how irresponsible she was and move on. The SIL kinda cemented the feelings on both sides, her's and mine when she wished that something bad would happen to my child and her niece. I'm not sure that I could ever forgive her for that and I'd most certainly wouldn't attend her wedding. My husband can attend .....
Helen Hicks 3 months ago
The girl should be jail the baby could have have died for abandonment
Becca not Becky 3 months ago
Seriously, exposure for that long in significant heat or cold can take out a baby easily.
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Terran 3 months ago
What on earth. I doubt this is true, as one of the comments pointed out, someone would see an abandoned baby on a park bench and call the authorities. If this is true, the SIL is completely unhinged.
Parriah 3 months ago
A f*cking stray dog could have literally EATEN that baby if it was so young. A newborn’s keening is known to trigger predator instincts in animals, especially dogs. Even if a Good Samaritan had called police after finding the child abandoned their would have been charged and possibly even foster care till a hearing was attended,all the while you miss your baby growing and bonding and if you’re nursing your milk is all gone by the time she’s returned. The “I wish she had been kidnapped??” Kick that b*tch in the throat and tell her if she ever looks at your daughter again you will get a restraining order and tell everyone, she ever meets, forever, about this incident for the next 50 years! She’s absolutely disgusting.
Shadow 3 months ago
3,000 a day. According to the FBI missing children database, 3,000 children go missing a day, every day in the United States. 365. These stats have remained pretty steady for over 20 years. That's over 1 million kids a year. A silent epidemic. KNOW WHO IS WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN!!
Solandri 3 months ago
Those stats are quite a bit misleading. 99.8% of children reported missing (so 2994 of your 3000) are found safe and returned home. The vast majority of them are just the child wandering off without telling anyone. Parents just have a hair trigger for calling police when they can't find their child (as they should be - better safe than sorry). 80% of children confirmed to have run away or been kidnapped, are found and returned home. Only 0.01% of children reported missing, end up murdered. We just have a very skewed perception of how these cases end up because any missing child case which goes on for more than a day instantly becomes national news.
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Yu Pan 4 months ago
Who are these friends and family? "I'm sorry, are you saying I'm petty for not forgiving my sister in law because she left my toddler alone in a strange place for 2 hours? Just want to make sure I have that right". And to SIL, "No, YOU should be grateful that nothing happened to my daughter, or I'd be sure to sue you to oblivion"
Amanda Hosler 3 months ago
Leaving a baby alone then saying she wished the baby had been kidnapped is NOT okay. I'd be livid to and not attend the wedding. I'd remind the brother not to have kids with his fiancée. She could leave their potential kids in danger!
Michelle Randazzo 3 months ago
You're a b***h because SHE LEFT AN INFANT FOR 2 HOURS!!! THIS LOON NEEDS TO BE REPORTED!! Love your family, but my God! This nut case wishes your child was kidnapped?! What a loon! Run far far far away from these nut cases!
H. B. Nielsen 3 months ago
Chick is lucky to be up and walking not only after leaving the child but the kidnapping comment.
Christopher Crockett 3 months ago
She leaves a baby unattended to chase after a dog, then tells the baby's mother that she wishes the baby had been kidnapped when called out on her negligence. That's a fvcking deal breaker, folks. The family siding with that b!tch is also a deal breaker. What is wrong with some people?
Gail Silva 3 months ago
Does the SIL have some sort of disorder? No normal person would forget about a baby they're supposed to be watching. I would NEVER forgive her. You have every right to cut ties with her.
WhozRite 3 months ago
Anyone who would down play something this serious should not only never be allowed to watch someone's child, but shouldn't be allowed to even HAVE children. It doesn't matter that your child wasn't kidnapped by a stranger, it's the fact that she didn't care enough to realize she forgot about your child. That's messed up on a whole other level! Your feelings are valid and people should understand where you're coming from as the mother.
CBolt 2 months ago (edited)
NTA - I don't care how much SIL loves her pet - this is inexcusable! 2 hours?? 1st she leaves the baby on a bench, then forgets abt her?? Taking care of someone's child is a huge responsibility (& child endangerment is a crime - things like not making your children wear seatbelts can get you arrested & charged with child endangerment so surely abandoning an infant on a park bench would). Unbelievable that SIL would still think OP would attend her wedding ... & her vile explosion! Unforgivable - but then she thinks an apology will fix that & says she "needs" OP there, which I'm guessing translates as she's counting on OP to help with the arrangements. No way, no how, no wedding, & not much communication from now on. Maybe no forgiveness ever, even if SIL were to apologize every day, including some grovelling on the floor (maybe OP isn't quite as vindictive as I would be). As for the family members saying she was stressed & it was just an accident - stressed abt the beloved pet? abt the wedding? Come on! Accident? Wearing one blue sock & one black one is an accident. This is absolutely extremely poor, or no judgment, misplaced priorities, & negligence & those defending her would do well not to let her babysit for them.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 3 months ago
Hoping the bride to be isn't planning on kids of her own....
Breadcrumb. 3 months ago
The lack of remorse is what bothers me the most. My parents forgot my sister in a McDonald's when they where new parents it does happen. But holly s**t realize the gravity of the situation and work on earning forgiveness.
Steve Hall 3 months ago
I'm wondering where you can leave a baby unattended in a park for 2 hours and it still be there when you come back for it.
Pursuing Peonies 3 months ago
I'm sorry, I'm stuck on the baby being in a carrier. Cause that means she had to literally take the baby out of the carrier to put it on the bench or take the carrier off. That's not an accident. That's straight up purpose. The update with her going shopping during that 2 hours? And she didn't catch the dog? Oooh, it makes me wonder if she and ops family are mad op got married and had kids first before older brother did.
Raven Greer 2 months ago
A baby is always more important than an animal. Your first reaction is an okay excuse for running after the dog for say 1 min. Your not going to be in a state of panic for 2 hours. She picked her dog over the safely of a baby. She's can clearly never be trusted again, but if she was properly sorry about it I'd allow a relationship with her in the future. But saying that she hopes your baby was kidnapped? That's f*****g insane. You don't say that unless your pure evil. Her dog dying would have been 100% better then your child being kidnapped and if she can't understand and f*****g agree with that then she's a monster.
Elke Knupp 2 months ago
Wow. Yet the brother married her anyways. And did tge story say her own parents didn’t attend the wedding because of the mistake she made?
Ana Gomez 2 months ago
Futurę SIL should never have children because OMG, she left a baby unattended on a park bench for 2 hours and was chasing her dog. I'd never speak to her again. The fact that OPs brother is still marrying someone so irresponsible is ridiculous. This is not a forgivable incident. That baby could have been kidnapped or worse. Future SIL didn't give a damn about the baby as it was happening, like the baby was a bag of groceries and left alone on a park bench. Then afterward she realized what she did wrong OR she saw someone in the park she knew and confessed because she panicked when the person she might have seen also knew OP so she was worried she'd be told on. Five minutes is one thing if you keep the baby in sight but TWO HOURS? No excuse. SIL should NEVER breed. I still am in shock the brother would still marry her. And the fact that OPs parents defended future SIL shows they favored OPs brother and don't give a c**p about their grandchild.
Jerome Lenovo 3 months ago (edited)
where are we ? New york ? Sweden ? Not trying to make excuses for the inconsiderate ***** who wishes the kid was kidnapped. But, sweden is different ..... I don't get it either, but here we are : " Wander through the snowy city and you'll see buggies lined up outside coffee shops while parents sip on lattes inside. " ----- https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988
Roberta Surprenant 3 months ago
Did I miss something where it said the SIL went back and found the child? Did the cops find it, a passerby?
sweet emotion 2 months ago
Tell me one park in this (or any western) country where a baby in a carrier left unattended for two hours is not reported to the police or child services. Fake story.
P.L. Packer 2 months ago
This shouldn't even be a discussion. The SIL is a moron, I wouldn't trust her with my kid or dog. I would go NC forever!
delightfuldragon 2 months ago
I think you can forgive...eventually. It's better for the mom's mental health. That doesn't mean you forget though. I surely wouldn't be asking her to babysit again.
April Dancer 2 months ago
Have you read how many times, this year alone, that people have left their babies to die in the back seat of their cars, because they forgot to drop them off at daycare? It's horrifying. So although I can't condone it in any way, I can, sort of, see how it happened. (Personally, I be constantly checking in the mirror at them all the time, but it appears others don't) New mothers through the generations will tell you of the first time they went shopping and walked home without the pram. If you're thinking 'not you' be honest with yourself. She straight away told you what she did. You would never have known. The comment about wishing she had been kidnapped was a childish lashing out at being verbally attacked. Be the bigger person. Go to the wedding. You don't have to let her babysit again, but at least your child is not one of those forgotten in the back of your own car.
People lie carbs dont 3 months ago
What is “AITA”? Sorry, not up on all the abbreviations these days 😂
Regina Holt 3 months ago
I'd go to the wedding just to give her the baby to watch for a while. Then go walk your dog.
Karen Bird 3 months ago
Quite seriously and obviously fake! People use parks so somebody would have spotted a baby dumped on a bench!
Melissa K 3 months ago
First, I think this is a fake story posted by somebody who wants upvotes. Second, parents forget their own babies in their cars, it's not inconceivable that somebody who doesn't have a baby might do something like this. I could see never letting her babysit again or never leaving her alone with your kid again but not attending the wedding is over the top family rending and stupid. It's not a proportional response. The fact is (if the story is real) that nothing happened to the baby, thinks could have but they didn't so she's too irresponsible to care for an infant. Not attending the wedding of your best friend and brother is ridiculous.
CBolt 2 months ago
The fact that nothing bad happened to the baby is not a mitigating factor in what SIL did - just a matter of luck. SIL created a situation in which truly awful things could have happened. As for not attending the wedding not being a proportional response, what would you suggest instead?
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ValdaDeDieu 4 months ago
NOPE. Just NO. This is the sort of thing that you can never, ever, everrrr, give a person an opportunity to EVER do again. This "relationship" is done and over. There is just no excuse. As bad as her forgetting the baby is, she TELLS you she wishes someone had kidnapped your baby???? WTH?
Load More Replies... Tabitha 4 months ago (edited)
To add to it, the brother's fiancee (not married yet, so not SIL yet) is planning her wedding. Pretty sure there are also plans to have kids sometime down the road. I really pity her future children. I also know that his wife losing THEIR OWN child, or leaving the child ALONE on a park bench for TWO HOURS---cripes, it could've rained, it could've suddenly turned really cold or really hot, there could've been animals (including the human type) that attacked them, along with being kidnapped or killed. Now, THAT event would certainly open brother's eyes to how unreasonable and unfair it was of him to blame his sister for being upset at the same thing, one would hope. Unless he's just as psychotic as she is. As for the family, they've evidently only heard the fiancee's of it, so OP needs to sit them down and tell them what REALLY happened. For OP's parents, this is their GRANDBABY we're talking about. So fiancee must be weaving some kind of fairytale where she's painting OP as the bad guy accusing her of all sorts of bad stuff. They NEED to hear the other side before they pass judgement, ffs. Because once they hear what really happened, I highly doubt they'd still think OP was unreasonable.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 4 months ago
Shocking that no one found the baby alone in that time and just called emergency services for an "abandoned baby". The parents could have lost custody and the baby would've gone into the foster system. And they may or may not have gotten her back.
Load More Replies... Winter Eleven 4 months ago
I remember hearing this one on Two hot takes. So if I remember correctly for those 2 hours she went shopping... For baby clothes amongst other things
Sheila Ewing 3 months ago
I could accept the SIL apology if she really meant it, but I can't accept that she would expect me to forget how dangerous the situation was and that she'd expect us to just forget about how irresponsible she was and move on. The SIL kinda cemented the feelings on both sides, her's and mine when she wished that something bad would happen to my child and her niece. I'm not sure that I could ever forgive her for that and I'd most certainly wouldn't attend her wedding. My husband can attend .....
Helen Hicks 3 months ago
The girl should be jail the baby could have have died for abandonment
Becca not Becky 3 months ago
Seriously, exposure for that long in significant heat or cold can take out a baby easily.
Load More Replies... Terran 3 months ago
What on earth. I doubt this is true, as one of the comments pointed out, someone would see an abandoned baby on a park bench and call the authorities. If this is true, the SIL is completely unhinged.
Parriah 3 months ago
A f*cking stray dog could have literally EATEN that baby if it was so young. A newborn’s keening is known to trigger predator instincts in animals, especially dogs. Even if a Good Samaritan had called police after finding the child abandoned their would have been charged and possibly even foster care till a hearing was attended,all the while you miss your baby growing and bonding and if you’re nursing your milk is all gone by the time she’s returned. The “I wish she had been kidnapped??” Kick that b*tch in the throat and tell her if she ever looks at your daughter again you will get a restraining order and tell everyone, she ever meets, forever, about this incident for the next 50 years! She’s absolutely disgusting.
Shadow 3 months ago
3,000 a day. According to the FBI missing children database, 3,000 children go missing a day, every day in the United States. 365. These stats have remained pretty steady for over 20 years. That's over 1 million kids a year. A silent epidemic. KNOW WHO IS WATCHING YOUR CHILDREN!!
Solandri 3 months ago
Those stats are quite a bit misleading. 99.8% of children reported missing (so 2994 of your 3000) are found safe and returned home. The vast majority of them are just the child wandering off without telling anyone. Parents just have a hair trigger for calling police when they can't find their child (as they should be - better safe than sorry). 80% of children confirmed to have run away or been kidnapped, are found and returned home. Only 0.01% of children reported missing, end up murdered. We just have a very skewed perception of how these cases end up because any missing child case which goes on for more than a day instantly becomes national news.
Load More Replies... Yu Pan 4 months ago
Who are these friends and family? "I'm sorry, are you saying I'm petty for not forgiving my sister in law because she left my toddler alone in a strange place for 2 hours? Just want to make sure I have that right". And to SIL, "No, YOU should be grateful that nothing happened to my daughter, or I'd be sure to sue you to oblivion"
Amanda Hosler 3 months ago
Leaving a baby alone then saying she wished the baby had been kidnapped is NOT okay. I'd be livid to and not attend the wedding. I'd remind the brother not to have kids with his fiancée. She could leave their potential kids in danger!
Michelle Randazzo 3 months ago
You're a b***h because SHE LEFT AN INFANT FOR 2 HOURS!!! THIS LOON NEEDS TO BE REPORTED!! Love your family, but my God! This nut case wishes your child was kidnapped?! What a loon! Run far far far away from these nut cases!
H. B. Nielsen 3 months ago
Chick is lucky to be up and walking not only after leaving the child but the kidnapping comment.
Christopher Crockett 3 months ago
She leaves a baby unattended to chase after a dog, then tells the baby's mother that she wishes the baby had been kidnapped when called out on her negligence. That's a fvcking deal breaker, folks. The family siding with that b!tch is also a deal breaker. What is wrong with some people?
Gail Silva 3 months ago
Does the SIL have some sort of disorder? No normal person would forget about a baby they're supposed to be watching. I would NEVER forgive her. You have every right to cut ties with her.
WhozRite 3 months ago
Anyone who would down play something this serious should not only never be allowed to watch someone's child, but shouldn't be allowed to even HAVE children. It doesn't matter that your child wasn't kidnapped by a stranger, it's the fact that she didn't care enough to realize she forgot about your child. That's messed up on a whole other level! Your feelings are valid and people should understand where you're coming from as the mother.
CBolt 2 months ago (edited)
NTA - I don't care how much SIL loves her pet - this is inexcusable! 2 hours?? 1st she leaves the baby on a bench, then forgets abt her?? Taking care of someone's child is a huge responsibility (& child endangerment is a crime - things like not making your children wear seatbelts can get you arrested & charged with child endangerment so surely abandoning an infant on a park bench would). Unbelievable that SIL would still think OP would attend her wedding ... & her vile explosion! Unforgivable - but then she thinks an apology will fix that & says she "needs" OP there, which I'm guessing translates as she's counting on OP to help with the arrangements. No way, no how, no wedding, & not much communication from now on. Maybe no forgiveness ever, even if SIL were to apologize every day, including some grovelling on the floor (maybe OP isn't quite as vindictive as I would be). As for the family members saying she was stressed & it was just an accident - stressed abt the beloved pet? abt the wedding? Come on! Accident? Wearing one blue sock & one black one is an accident. This is absolutely extremely poor, or no judgment, misplaced priorities, & negligence & those defending her would do well not to let her babysit for them.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 3 months ago
Hoping the bride to be isn't planning on kids of her own....
Breadcrumb. 3 months ago
The lack of remorse is what bothers me the most. My parents forgot my sister in a McDonald's when they where new parents it does happen. But holly s**t realize the gravity of the situation and work on earning forgiveness.
Steve Hall 3 months ago
I'm wondering where you can leave a baby unattended in a park for 2 hours and it still be there when you come back for it.
Pursuing Peonies 3 months ago
I'm sorry, I'm stuck on the baby being in a carrier. Cause that means she had to literally take the baby out of the carrier to put it on the bench or take the carrier off. That's not an accident. That's straight up purpose. The update with her going shopping during that 2 hours? And she didn't catch the dog? Oooh, it makes me wonder if she and ops family are mad op got married and had kids first before older brother did.
Raven Greer 2 months ago
A baby is always more important than an animal. Your first reaction is an okay excuse for running after the dog for say 1 min. Your not going to be in a state of panic for 2 hours. She picked her dog over the safely of a baby. She's can clearly never be trusted again, but if she was properly sorry about it I'd allow a relationship with her in the future. But saying that she hopes your baby was kidnapped? That's f*****g insane. You don't say that unless your pure evil. Her dog dying would have been 100% better then your child being kidnapped and if she can't understand and f*****g agree with that then she's a monster.
Elke Knupp 2 months ago
Wow. Yet the brother married her anyways. And did tge story say her own parents didn’t attend the wedding because of the mistake she made?
Ana Gomez 2 months ago
Futurę SIL should never have children because OMG, she left a baby unattended on a park bench for 2 hours and was chasing her dog. I'd never speak to her again. The fact that OPs brother is still marrying someone so irresponsible is ridiculous. This is not a forgivable incident. That baby could have been kidnapped or worse. Future SIL didn't give a damn about the baby as it was happening, like the baby was a bag of groceries and left alone on a park bench. Then afterward she realized what she did wrong OR she saw someone in the park she knew and confessed because she panicked when the person she might have seen also knew OP so she was worried she'd be told on. Five minutes is one thing if you keep the baby in sight but TWO HOURS? No excuse. SIL should NEVER breed. I still am in shock the brother would still marry her. And the fact that OPs parents defended future SIL shows they favored OPs brother and don't give a c**p about their grandchild.
Jerome Lenovo 3 months ago (edited)
where are we ? New york ? Sweden ? Not trying to make excuses for the inconsiderate ***** who wishes the kid was kidnapped. But, sweden is different ..... I don't get it either, but here we are : " Wander through the snowy city and you'll see buggies lined up outside coffee shops while parents sip on lattes inside. " ----- https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988
Roberta Surprenant 3 months ago
Did I miss something where it said the SIL went back and found the child? Did the cops find it, a passerby?
sweet emotion 2 months ago
Tell me one park in this (or any western) country where a baby in a carrier left unattended for two hours is not reported to the police or child services. Fake story.
P.L. Packer 2 months ago
This shouldn't even be a discussion. The SIL is a moron, I wouldn't trust her with my kid or dog. I would go NC forever!
delightfuldragon 2 months ago
I think you can forgive...eventually. It's better for the mom's mental health. That doesn't mean you forget though. I surely wouldn't be asking her to babysit again.
April Dancer 2 months ago
Have you read how many times, this year alone, that people have left their babies to die in the back seat of their cars, because they forgot to drop them off at daycare? It's horrifying. So although I can't condone it in any way, I can, sort of, see how it happened. (Personally, I be constantly checking in the mirror at them all the time, but it appears others don't) New mothers through the generations will tell you of the first time they went shopping and walked home without the pram. If you're thinking 'not you' be honest with yourself. She straight away told you what she did. You would never have known. The comment about wishing she had been kidnapped was a childish lashing out at being verbally attacked. Be the bigger person. Go to the wedding. You don't have to let her babysit again, but at least your child is not one of those forgotten in the back of your own car.
People lie carbs dont 3 months ago
What is “AITA”? Sorry, not up on all the abbreviations these days 😂
Regina Holt 3 months ago
I'd go to the wedding just to give her the baby to watch for a while. Then go walk your dog.
Karen Bird 3 months ago
Quite seriously and obviously fake! People use parks so somebody would have spotted a baby dumped on a bench!
Melissa K 3 months ago
First, I think this is a fake story posted by somebody who wants upvotes. Second, parents forget their own babies in their cars, it's not inconceivable that somebody who doesn't have a baby might do something like this. I could see never letting her babysit again or never leaving her alone with your kid again but not attending the wedding is over the top family rending and stupid. It's not a proportional response. The fact is (if the story is real) that nothing happened to the baby, thinks could have but they didn't so she's too irresponsible to care for an infant. Not attending the wedding of your best friend and brother is ridiculous.
CBolt 2 months ago
The fact that nothing bad happened to the baby is not a mitigating factor in what SIL did - just a matter of luck. SIL created a situation in which truly awful things could have happened. As for not attending the wedding not being a proportional response, what would you suggest instead?
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