Entitled mom is 10 hours late to pick up her 8-year-old son from her brother's house after he offers to babysit, berates him for not ‘sacrificing [his] plans and waiting all day’

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 8, 2024 5:00 PM EST

Why is it that the 'family first' crowd doesn't think that rule applies to them? While I agree with the sentiment of putting your family first in some cases, when your sister and mother of your 8-year-old nephew is being an entitled piece of work, perhaps it's time to consider the flip side. 

When u/Working_Raccoon417 agreed to babysit his nephew overnight, he was thrilled! Knowing that his sister was attending a friend's event, he freed up his schedule so that he could hang out with his buddy–to a point, of course. He didn't realize that his sister's promise to pick him up 'first thing in the morning' was merely a farce. Although he was happy to spend some quality time with his nephew, the original poster of this story was pretty furious when his entire day got derailed by his incommunicative, entitled sister when she went no-contact with him and ended up being 10 hours late to pick up her son. 

Because when she berated him and told him to put 'family first' over his own plans, she clearly didn't believe that the same principles applied to her…

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    AITA for leaving my sister's kid with a family friend after she was hours late picking him up?
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    I (36M) agreed to babysit my sister's son (8M) last Friday night so she could go to a friend's event. She said she'd be back early Saturday morning, and I was happy to help. I even
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    planned some activities for us before she came by, since I don't often get to spend time with my nephew. Saturday morning rolled around, and by 9 a.m., she hadn't shown up. I texted
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    her, and she replied that she was "on her way," so I didn't worry. We had breakfast, hung out, and waited around until about 11 a.m. I texted her again, mentioning that I had plans at 3 p.m., and she replied with "be there soon."
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    By 1 p.m., I started getting anxious because I still hadn't heard anything more. 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.
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    By 2:30, I was really stressing. I had been planning to leave by then to get to my friend's party, but she still hadn't shown up or answered her phone. Finally, around 3:30, after calling and texting with no
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    response, I reached out to a family friend who lives in my building. She's known my family for years, and my nephew and sister know her well, so I knew he'd be comfortable and safe.
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    The family friend was happy to help, so I explained the situation and left my nephew with her, giving her my sister's contact info in case anything came up. When
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    my sister finally picked up her son at 5 p.m., she was furious. She accused me of "abandoning" him, saying I'd "had one job" and should have waited.
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    I explained that she'd promised to be back in the morning, then ignored my texts and calls. I also told her I'd left him with someone we all trusted. She said I should have sacrificed my plans, even if it meant waiting all day, since family comes first.
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    I feel guilty for leaving him, but I was hours late to my own event and frustrated by her lack of communication. AITA for not waiting for her to show up and leaving my nephew with a trusted family friend?
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    soggymobflip The child's mother wasn't there at the predetermined time. If she was willing to actually get in contact with you and be up front about the actual arrival time, she could've had a
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    say in where her child will be spending the remainder of the time Definitely NTA, she should've been more responsible.
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    EffectiveNo7681 5 O CLOCK! SHE PICKED UP HER SON AT 50 CLOCK! WHAT THE IS WRONG WITH HER? And then she had the b_lls to say that OP should have canceled
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    their plans because her lazy couldn't be bothered to pick up her son when she said she would! There's a lot of things I want to call her, but right now, I'll just say she's a grade A ah le. OP is NTA in any sense.
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    Swytch360 If Family comes first, why did she blow off picking up her kid? NTA
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    singerbeerguy Doesn't seem like she even had plans, considering that she was "on her way" at 9:00. She just straight up lied to OP. I would never babysit ever again.
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    richa5512 Also, if family comes first, why was she so comfortable ruining her brother's plans? She failed, not one, but 2 family members
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    sdonnelly99 Was going to say exactly this. For all of the "family comes first" people, why does that rule never seem to apply to them?
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    Eastern Condition863 NTA. "She said I should have sacrificed my plans, even if it meant. waiting all day, since family comes first."
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    This is the pot calling the kettle. All SHE had to do was sacrifice HER plans. She had no intention on coming home in the morning.
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