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

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?

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

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

Image credits: Jake Guild (not the actual photo)

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

Image credits: jointfamily

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.

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

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

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Jyri Hakola 3 years ago

"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 .

66points

Seabeast 3 years ago

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

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Kt 3 years ago (edited)

Same in scotland. I had my own key and got in from high school before everyone else. Was alone for a couple hours some nights.

7points

Kat 3 years ago

Same in Estonia.

7points

Zaza 3 years ago

My sister and I walked to school when we were 5 and 6 years old. Lot's of kids did at that age, the closer they lived to the school the younger they started to walk on their own. Ok, granted, back then it was pretty close, lots of parents on the same sidewalk and the bikebath right next to it, hardly any cars and none where we walked until we got to right in front of the school where adults would help us cross. You can't have them do that today. But that's not because kids are stupid, that's just because with all the traffic and people being less like a village together it's just too dangerous

6points

Lillukka79 3 years ago

This! Why does an 11 year old need a sitter?

3points

ChickyChicky 3 years ago

This is in India though.

2points

Trillian 3 years ago

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).

53points

Billy The Kid 3 years ago

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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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago

Heck, at 11 I was watching my 5 younger siblings whenever my mom left. I had my big brother (15 at the time) there for legal reasons, but I've been babysitting since 9. This 11 year old is acting like my 3 year old sister.

11points

Seabeast 3 years ago

I wonder if the kid has some kind of developmental delay?

6points

Casey McAlister 3 years ago

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 3 years ago

"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 .

66points

Seabeast 3 years ago

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

16points

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Kt 3 years ago (edited)

Same in scotland. I had my own key and got in from high school before everyone else. Was alone for a couple hours some nights.

7points

Kat 3 years ago

Same in Estonia.

7points

Zaza 3 years ago

6points

Lillukka79 3 years ago

This! Why does an 11 year old need a sitter?

3points

ChickyChicky 3 years ago

This is in India though.

2points

Trillian 3 years ago

53points

Billy The Kid 3 years ago

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.

41points

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