Her Nanny Bought Her Daughter $50 Worth Of Books, And She’s Refusing To Reimburse Her Since She Didn’t Ask Beforehand
This single mom has a 12-year-old daughter named Ruby, and Ruby lately has become really interested in Star Trek.
Ruby loves to read, and so she has begun adding a couple of the older Star Trek books to her collection.
Ruby finds new books to add to her collection in thrift stores and bookstores that offer used books.
Ruby’s books only cost about 50 cents or a couple of dollars each, so it hasn’t been a big expense allowing Ruby to add to her collection.
Now, she has a 22-year-old nanny named Tessa, who will come over to spend time with Ruby almost every day after school.
“Tessa has been our nanny for over a year now, and she and Ruby get along great,” she explained.
“Tessa is big into thrifting and will often keep an eye out for the books Ruby wants. This is not typically a problem, and Ruby always pays Tessa back for the books using her allowance.”
“The problem occurred when Tessa went on a family vacation out west. Apparently, she went thrifting during this trip and found some books for Ruby. She texted Ruby asking her if she wanted the books, and Ruby said yes.”
Yesterday, Tessa arrived home from her vacation, and she had a total of 35 books with her that she had purchased on Ruby’s behalf.
klavdiyav – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual child
Tessa said to Ruby that the books had cost her $50, and Ruby replied back that she didn’t have that kind of money to pay her back.
Tessa then went to her and asked if she could be the one to give her the $50 for the books that she bought for Ruby.
“I said no, as Tessa had never asked me about buying Ruby the books, nor was I aware of the conversation between the two of them,” she said.
“Tessa got upset, and I asked Ruby to show me the text, which made no mention of price, or even the amount of books she was buying. Tessa only said that she found “some” books for Ruby. Ruby is on the autism spectrum and does not read between the lines. You have to be very literal with her.”
“Previously, Tessa has never bought Ruby more than one or two books at a time, so I told her that she should have clarified with Ruby regarding the amount or double-checked with me before purchasing and that I would not be paying the $50.”
Tessa did point out that she didn’t have the option to return the books from where she had purchased them, as that was a thrift store.
She didn’t budge at all in reminding Tessa she would not pay for the books, and she chastised her for not checking with her before buying them. Tessa wound up leaving, and Ruby is still quite upset about everything that happened.
“I am a single parent to Ruby, and while $50 dollars will not make or break the bank, it is definitely an unexpected expense,” she continued.
“I provide Tessa with an extra amount of money each month to spend on whatever she wants to do with Ruby (movies, the mall, etc.).”
“If she wanted to spend this fund on books for Ruby, that would have been totally fine- but she had already used it up.”
She is aware that Tessa is a student who does not have a lot of money, so she’s wondering if it was mean of her to refuse to reimburse Tessa for the books.
What do you think?
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