His Sister’s Outraged That He Left Her Kid With A Friend, But She Ghosted Him All Day And Was Hours Late To Pick Up Her Son
Last Friday night, this 36-year-old man was asked to babysit his 8-year-old nephew for his sister so she could attend an event for her friend. He was happy to help out, too, and agreed to watch his nephew until early Saturday morning.
“I even planned some activities for us before she came by since I don’t often get to spend time with my nephew,” he recalled.
Yet, once Saturday morning rolled around, his sister never showed up, and he was ultimately forced to leave his nephew with someone else.
The drama all began around 9:00 a.m. when he texted his sister about where she was, and she claimed she was on her way to get her son. He wasn’t concerned at that point, so he just ate some breakfast and hung out with his nephew.
Then, at 11:00 a.m., he reached out to his sister again and told her that he had plans at 3:00 p.m., so she needed to pick up her son. She responded and said she’d “be there soon.”
“By 1:00 p.m., I started getting anxious because I still hadn’t heard anything more,” he explained.
“I tried calling, but she didn’t answer. I left a voicemail reminding her I had plans later in the afternoon and needed her to let me know her ETA.”
Despite that, his sister still didn’t contact him, and at 2:30 p.m., he was seriously stressed out. He’d intended to leave at that time and was supposed to go to a friend’s party at 3:00 p.m. However, his sister was nowhere to be found and wouldn’t answer her phone.
That’s why, at 3:30 p.m., he took matters into his own hands. He decided to reach out to a female family friend who lived in his building for some assistance.
Syda Productions – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual people – pictured above a man and a boy play with toy cars in a living room
“She’s known my family for years, and my nephew and sister know her well, so I knew he’d be comfortable and safe,” he detailed.
He filled his family friend in on the situation and provided his sister’s contact information in case of anything. Afterward, he left his nephew with her.
His sister didn’t end up arriving until 5:00 p.m., and rather than being thankful to him for babysitting way beyond their previously agreed-upon schedule, she was furious at him.
He was accused of abandoning his nephew by leaving him with their family friend. His sister claimed that he had “one job” and should have waited for her.
He tried to point out how his sister had promised to be back early in the morning and proceeded to ignore all of his calls and texts. Plus, he made sure to leave his nephew with someone they both trusted.
Even so, his sister thinks he should’ve sacrificed his plans, saying that “family comes first.”
“I feel guilty for leaving him, but I was hours late to my own event and frustrated by her lack of communication,” he vented.
Nonetheless, he’s been left wondering if bringing his nephew to a family friend after his sister ghosted him all day was actually the wrong thing to do.
Isn’t his sister the one who abandoned her son by failing to show up on time? How would you have handled this situation?
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