Mom Grounds Daughter for Abandoning Sister with Stranger Neighbor

Being a single mom of three kids is no easy task, especially when you have no family nearby. So when one of the kids falls sick and needs to be rushed to the ER, you’d hope that the eldest would step up and help. But that’s not what happened in this story, as a mom found out when she asked her 16-year-old daughter to watch her 8-year-old sister. What unfolded next was a series of bad decisions and a grounding that has left the internet divided.

Single Mom’s Struggle ‍♀️

Polly’s Babysitting History

Trevor’s Health Emergency

Polly’s Babysitting Request

Polly’s Resistance

Mom’s Compromise

ER Visit and Polly’s Decision

Trevor’s Diagnosis

Polly’s Shocking Revelation

Mom’s Fury

Polly’s Reluctance

Grandma to the Rescue

Trevor Returns Home

Polly’s Grounding and Lecture

Mom’s Response

Polly Claims Overreaction

After the ordeal, the mom apologized to the neighbor, who said it was okay and that he would’ve called her, but Polly didn’t leave her number. Polly believes her mom overreacted and shouldn’t have grounded her. Was the mom right to ground her daughter for leaving her sister with a stranger, or did she overreact? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

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NTA. Polly’s extreme irresponsibility puts child and neighbors at risk

NTA: Trust shattered after endangering child. No more babysitting.

NTA. Two weeks? She deserves a longer grounding!

NTA: Polly left her sister with strangers while you had a family emergency

“NTA. Mom warned daughter not to leave sister, she did it anyway.”

NTA, but punishment should include watching documentaries on dangers of trusting strangers

Polly needs a reality check and some serious grounding!

Daughter’s lack of empathy shocks mom in emergency situation

Parent’s justified anger at child’s irresponsible behavior

Family comes first! NTA for grounding her irresponsible daughter.

NTA – Teenagers suck Hopefully Polly realizes her behavior as an adult.

NTA: Daughter’s selfishness puts sister in danger, mom rightfully grounds her

“NTA. Kids have emergencies too. Family means responsibility. “

Parent grounds child for abandoning sibling with stranger neighbor

NTA: Mom’s justified punishment for daughter’s dangerous actions

NTA – Polly’s entitled attitude puts her sister in danger

NTA: Daughter needs reality check, find support group in area

Heartwarming story of sacrifice and family love during a crisis

NTA. Setting boundaries and teaching responsibility.

NTA. RSV is no joke, and your oldest behaved poorly

Neighbors save the day! Thank goodness for good people.

NTA parent grounds entitled daughter for abandoning sister. Neighbor helps

NTA: Daughter’s bratty behavior calls for some tough love.

NTA. Empathy-lacking brat abandons sister during medical emergency

NTA: Sister endangered, Polly deserved grounding for leaving her

NTA. Teaching responsibility while respecting her need for freedom

Generous mom gets called NTA for allowing daughter’s friends over

Mom seeks validation from other moms after daughter’s behavior. NTA.

NTA. Daughter prioritized friends over sick sibling, neighbor’s fault too