'An emotional hostage': Internet sides with teen after she snaps at family guest
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Babysitting is unquestionably a hell of a job and it gets even more frustrating when you have to care for too many babies at a fun party. The same happened with a teenage girl, who faced severe hate from her family after she refused to watch kids during family events. The 16-year-old girl noted that she has a huge family and her sister, who has a baby with her husband, often has family parties where she invites their friends, who also have children.
“Whenever they invite my family; I am expected to watch the kids (usually there are 8-10 of them there) and it gets increasingly hard seeing how most of them are 6 and below. Over time it has made me dislike children. It’s not their fault it’s mine. Whenever I take a break for five seconds I am bombarded by parents asking me where their own child is at. Whenever I say that I don't know, I am met with a scoff,” the teen wrote in a post on Reddit’s 'AITA' forum. The OP said she was handling herself well, but at a recent family event, things reached the point where she was forced to snap back at a family guest.
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'He came back and started yelling'
The teen said one of the kids at the family event asked her to play in a tiny creek but she was tired of caring for more than 8 children all day, so she politely replied that “Maybe later.” “10 minutes later, the father of the kid who asked me to play in the creek asked me where she was and I said that I didn’t know. He then preceded to tell me “Well she isn’t outside, so do you know where she might have gone?” I told him about what she had asked about the creek and he ran out there and picked her out of the water. He came back and started yelling in my face about how I should’ve been watching her,” the teen further wrote in the post.
At this point, the girl lost her control and snapped back at the father, explaining “how I don’t wanna watch their kids and how it’s made me resent coming to the parties and kids all together.” “My brother-in-law is calling me an asshole now for messing with his closest friends. So am I the A**hole?” she concluded.
'You're definitely being used'
The teenager’s post has since garnered immense social media attraction with many users supporting her decision. “NTA but the adults sure are. You are either there as a guest or a paid babysitter. I'd skip the next one, and the one after that, and the one after that. When they ask you to come, tell them your rate, that you won't watch more than five kids at once, and you want paid before you start,” a user wrote. “NTA I would just stop going to sister’s parties, another user wrote. The third user said, “NTA, you’re definitely being used. We have a big extended family, but my small children are still my responsibility no matter how many teenagers happen to be around. No one even officially asked you to watch these kids at any point. What do your parents say?”
“Nta. Your parents are making you an emotional hostage. Since you can't really set hard boundaries with them, it's time for plan B. You will need to have an alternate plan that doesn't threaten the hostage-takers. Get as creative as you need to be. I don't know how they would feel if you suggested therapy for all of you. But it would be a good idea. Creativity is key for you,” another user asserted.
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