She’s Refusing To Babysit Her Sister’s Three Kids Anymore After They Trashed Her Apartment, And Her Sister Barely Apologized For Their Behavior
This 26-year-old woman currently lives in her own one-bedroom apartment, and she works hard to keep it clean. She’s just a very neat person who loves making sure her space is organized.
Her sister Laura, on the other hand, is 32 years old and has three young kids, who are 6, 4, and 2 years old. So, Laura is often asking her to watch the children.
“And while I love my nieces and nephews, I rarely have time to help since I work full-time and am also studying for my master’s degree,” she explained.
Nonetheless, just last month, her sister had a work emergency and begged her to babysit the kids for a few hours. She was a bit hesitant in the beginning, but she eventually agreed when Laura promised they’d be on their “best behavior.”
In hindsight, she realizes that was a massive mistake. After just 30 minutes of being in her apartment, her home was a disaster.
The 6-year-old wound up spilling juice all over her couch, and the 4-year-old broke one of her lamps while trying to “catch a fly.” The 2-year-old was wreaking havoc, too, by throwing all of her books off the shelf.
She did her best to remain calm, yet she was devastated by the state of her living space.
“By the time Laura came to pick them up four hours later, my apartment looked like a tornado had hit it. And Laura barely apologized and just said, ‘Kids will be kids,’ and left,” she revealed.
This left her livid, as it took her hours to clean up the mess. Not to mention, the broken lamp was actually a gift from her grandmother that held a ton of sentimental value.
Andrei – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
So, the following day, she said she wouldn’t be babysitting for Laura again unless her sister could make sure the children behaved.
Laura was caught off guard by that as well and got all defensive, accusing her of overreacting. She even got told that she didn’t understand what it was like to be a mom.
This has caused some tension in their relationship since Laura is furious that she’s refusing to “help out family” anymore. Plus, some of their other relatives have taken her sister’s side and believe she needs to “lighten up.”
She does feel a bit bad, given the fact that Laura is a single mom and could really use a hand.
“But I also don’t think it’s fair to let her kids trash my place and then act like it’s no big deal,” she vented.
“I didn’t even ask her to replace the lamp because I know she’s strapped for cash, but her lack of accountability is frustrating.”
Still, she can’t help but wonder if never wanting to watch her sister’s children again over this is justified or too far.
Would you feel disrespected in her shoes? How could her sister have handled this better?
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