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Dad Is Furious When His Daughter’s Babysitter Demands He Pay For The Personal Things She’s Ruined
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Dad Is Furious When His Daughter’s Babysitter Demands He Pay For The Personal Things She’s Ruined

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No good deed goes unpunished. Babysitting can either end up being the most fun job you’ve ever had or a complete disaster. And a lot of that depends on the kid that you’re looking after’s behavior. If you’re not a professional nanny and simply helping out your neighbors, then your kind act can end up creating a lot of unintentional drama. And that’s exactly what happened to redditor Jointfamily.

Jointfamily, a lawyer, agreed to babysit her neighbors’ 11-year-old daughter, Rhea, while they went and got vaccinated. She also made it very clear that she’d have to be in a virtual courtroom for a hearing at 1:30 pm. However, things went wrong as the parents ran late. The girl ruined Jointfamily’s clothes. But instead of getting an apology from the parents, the redditor was instead threatened with a lawsuit. Though things took an unexpected twist later on in the story. Check out the full tale below and let us know who you think was in the wrong here: the redditor or the parents?

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    A redditor had her clothes ruined by a child that she was babysitting, all because her parents were running late to get back home

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    Though things seemed very tense at one point (hey, even the resident’s association got involved!) everything eventually worked out. Maybe not in the fairytale way that we might have wanted with everyone living happily ever after, but it’s enough of a win to remind us that not everyone’s a jerk.

    Rhea’s mom apologized to the lawyer who agreed to babysit for them later on and even treated her to some food as a way to apologize. Meanwhile, redditor Jointfamily promised not to take any legal action against the family for her ruined clothes. Though, to be fair, she also said that she wouldn’t help her neighbors out with any babysitting anymore either.

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    In a way, the story teaches us two things that we should keep in mind no matter the situation. First, punctuality is everything. Nothing would have happened to the redditor’s clothes, had her parents got back home on time. And second—food _always_ works as an apology. There’s nothing like a good meal or a snack to sway your mind and your heart (through your stomach) toward forgiveness.

    Here’s how some redditors reacted when they read the story. Many believe that the fact that the kid was 11 years old means that she should have known better

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    Jonas Grinevičius

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    Jyri Hakola
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Alone.. anything can happen" Here in Finland most of the 11 old children walks alone from school to back home and stays alone doing homeworks etc while parents are at work .

    Seabeast
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same pretty much anywhere. I stayed alone in the house when I was about that age.

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    Trillian
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually I find the idea of having a babysitter for an 11 year old pretty strange. At that age, my son was home alone for that amount of time occasionally and it was certainly no problem. An 11 year old should definitely know better than to try on stuff like that (and ruin it, FFS, this sounds like they're talking about my 5 yr old).

    Billy The Kid
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The daughter was spoiled by the father so I suppose the child felt like she could do what ever she wanted just like being at home. It is the father to blame on this one.

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    Casey McAlister
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First of all, 11 years old absolutely can stay at home without any babysitter, and secondly, even if she is nervous to stay completely alone, she is definitely old enough to understand that you can't take other people's things without their permission. She's not 3.

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    Jyri Hakola
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Alone.. anything can happen" Here in Finland most of the 11 old children walks alone from school to back home and stays alone doing homeworks etc while parents are at work .

    Seabeast
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same pretty much anywhere. I stayed alone in the house when I was about that age.

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    Trillian
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually I find the idea of having a babysitter for an 11 year old pretty strange. At that age, my son was home alone for that amount of time occasionally and it was certainly no problem. An 11 year old should definitely know better than to try on stuff like that (and ruin it, FFS, this sounds like they're talking about my 5 yr old).

    Billy The Kid
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The daughter was spoiled by the father so I suppose the child felt like she could do what ever she wanted just like being at home. It is the father to blame on this one.

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    Casey McAlister
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First of all, 11 years old absolutely can stay at home without any babysitter, and secondly, even if she is nervous to stay completely alone, she is definitely old enough to understand that you can't take other people's things without their permission. She's not 3.

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