Picture this: a much-needed date night for a couple, two young kids, and a babysitter who promised to keep everything under control. Sounds like a perfect plan, right? Well, not quite. Our story’s heroine, let’s call her ‘Worried Mom’, and her husband were looking forward to a peaceful evening out. They hired a babysitter, ‘B’, who came highly recommended. But what they returned to was far from the serene home they expected.
The Perfect Plan
The Babysitter’s Arrival
The Babysitting Agreement
The Unexpected Scene
The Aftermath ️
The Confrontation
The Payment Standoff
The Fallout
The After-Effects
The Dilemma
The Trust Betrayed
The Final Thoughts
A Date Night to Remember, but for All the Wrong Reasons!
So, what do you think? Is our Worried Mom in the wrong for refusing to pay the babysitter, B, who seemingly failed to follow her instructions? Or is B the victim here, having dealt with two rambunctious kids and now being denied her promised payment? The aftermath of this date night has left a sour taste, with the mom facing backlash from her peers and the babysitter left unpaid. The kids, on the other hand, had a sugar-filled night to remember! But who really is at fault here? Let’s see what the internet community has to say about this predicament…
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“YTA. If you don’t like her service, don’t hire her.”
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NTA…for $50/hr I would have cleaned your whole house
“YTA. Kids were safe, but rules were broken. Pay her!”
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ESH. Hiring a stranger off Facebook? What could go wrong?
“YTA: You admit your kids are a handful and because of that you refuse to pay someone who watched your kids because they wouldn’t listen. Sounds like you need to have your kids be more respectful to the people you hire to watch them.” –
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ESH: OP should have paid, but the babysitter scammed them
“YTA for leaving kids with stranger & not paying. “
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“ESH: The babysitter did a crappy job, but agreed payment.”
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“NTA. She did nothing that was asked to be done. She’s a scammer! “
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“YTA. The babysitter did the bulk of the job.”
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ESH. Clear expectations, but not paying burns bridges with sitters
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“YTA. Rushed hiring process and expected babysitter to handle everything. “
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