It’s not uncommon for parents to be late or forget to call that they’ll be late when they know a babysitter is at home. But when one babysitter had enough of her client’s tardiness, she threatened to call the police, and she followed through.
Was she wrong to do so? She took the story to the AITA Reddit community to find out people’s thoughts and options on the matter.
A 28-year-old babysitter needs extra cash and takes a job, but should she have fazed out a certain family?

The babysitter getting fed up with an unreliable client who’s never home on time ♀️

The babysitter’s unreliable client ruined her day with no warning!

Babysitter’s night out plans were put on hold as her client was late coming home!

The client promised to come on time, but midnight rolled around and she was still nowhere to be seen

Babysitter takes extreme action after the client fails to show up

Babysitter takes matters into her own hands and calls the police when her client is unreliable.

The babysitter called the police on her client after her texts and calls were ignored.

Babysitter calls police on an unreliable client after midnight – tension rises and tempers flare.

The babysitter calls the police on the client and launches a DCF investigation — did she go too far?

The babysitter was asked if her “petty” decision was worth risking her client’s kids

When babysitting goes wrong
When it comes to taking care of someone else’s kids, the last thing a babysitter wants to be dealing with is unreliable clients. In this case, one babysitter had enough of her client’s tardiness and called the police on her. The babysitter had told the client she would call the police if the client was not home in an hour, and followed through on her threat.
This led to an investigation by the Department of Children and Families and a lot of drama. Now the question is, was it worth it for the babysitter to be so strict? Let’s see what the reactions are to this story .
Babysitter calls police on an unreliable client.
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Single parent red flags
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Babysitter calling the police?

Is the babysitter NTA or YTA?

NTA: mom’s nine-hour absence is not excusable

Op is for calling out a babysitter’s unprofessionalism!

Friend ♀️NTA Babysitter ♀️ Police Safety Mother ♀️

Is this babysitter YTA?
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A situation where a mother was too ♀️ petty to check her phone

NTA

NTA: Wake up call for a ♀️

NTA: answering required

NTA – Babysitter was in the right

NTA! The babysitter did the right thing

Parents are responsible for their kids’ well-being.

⚕️ NTA: babysitter calls police on unreliable client ♀️

Not the a**hole: Dad deserves custody?

NTA OP for doing the ➕right thing!

Mom’s 3 am return sparks curiosity

NTA: ♀️ Who goes too far?

NTA: Consequences of ♀️ intentional actions.

NTA: Babysitters follow daycare rules

NTA and AH?

Calling the police : right or wrong?

NTA ♂️ Will she lose her kids?

Negligent Mom Gets Called On

Baby-sitting and strange ethics!

NTA: Don’t ignore your babysitter’s calls!

NTA! She was 6 hours late and didn’t care about the kids?

No one should be for calling the police!

NTA: Babysitter ♀️ calls police on unreliable client

NTA but

Babysitter calls police on unreliable client

NTA for calling the police

NTA: A dose of reality

NTA: Babysitter won’t lose kids

NTA: You did nothing wrong ♀️

Protecting kids from trauma

Mama Bear defends her cubs

NTA: Babysitter did the right thing

NTA – no one should abandon kids!

♀️ NTA: Reporting irresponsible behavior saves lives

♀️ NTA: Don’t play games!

Don’t babysit for free ♂️

Prioritizing kids’ safety

NTA: Babysitting gone wrong

NTA: ♀️ Babysitter called the police on unreliable client

Babysitter calls 911

NTA! Don’t let bad babysitters get away with it
