'[Am I wrong] for telling my husband the nanny is in charge?': Husband objects to wife telling him to defer to the nanny's judgement for their children

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

May 16, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

It's understandable to be upset about being told how to take care of your own children, but if you're not spending the time with them to develop the best processes and are paying someone to do so—you'd better put your ego aside, let them do their job, and listen to them.

That's what this online community agreed on when the topic was shared on Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole subreddit. They decisively voted that this wife was not in the wrong for telling her work-focused husband to defer to the nanny's judgment when it came to getting the kids to bed. He wasn't stocked about the suggestion, saying that the nanny was "just an employee." She's a little more than that when she's acting as a replacement parent for your children.

Keep reading to see the original post and the responses it generated below. Next, check out this dude who got roasted for asking his girlfriend to leave their shared home during the day so that he could hang out with friends.