17-year-old dragged into court case when father’s girlfriend’s ex demands he babysit for his children, teenager refuses: “I’ve never met this guy, he asked me to do it like we knew each other”

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    AITA for refusing to babysit my dad's girlfriend's kids for their dad?

    "He's trying to get full custody of the kids because of me”
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    My dad has been dating Jennifer for the last couple of years. I (17m) met them over a year ago. When my dad and Jennifer started introducing us my dad asked if I'd be cool with babysitting once every couple of months for some cash. He said I could say no and he wasn't going to ask Jennifer
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    but she had mentioned not having the money for a sitter when the kids were with her so they waited to have date nights when they spent the week with their dad. I told him I'd do it as long as I got asked and had the option to say no if it didn't work which he was fine with.
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    I've babysat for Jennifer 6 times. The kids are fine and she pays me a little more than she can afford so it's not too big of a burden, she has three kids so she knows it's more work even though she has the kids in bed already for me. Plus she makes sure she has some nice snacks and stuff on hand for
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    me. I don't mind anyway because my dad was single since I was 1 before he met Jennifer and he lost my mom and felt guilt for dating even though everyone in mom's family agree she'd want him to chase his happiness. But Jennifer not taking advantage and going
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    not taking advantage and going out of her way for me is nice.
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    The problem started in December when Jennifer's ex showed up at her house while I was babysitting for their pre-Christmas date and asked me to babysit for him Christmas week. I never met the guy or even saw him before and he asked me to do it like we really knew each other. I told him I had
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    85.
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    plans and he said to knock it off and I already did it for Jennifer so why not him and then he said if I'm going to be the kids' brother they'll get attached and it makes sense for me to spend more time with them. It took a lot of no's for him to leave. I told Jennifer when her and dad returned and she was
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    mortified and she apologized and tried to pay me more.
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    She got into a fight with her ex over it and stuff went pretty sour between them. She apologized a million times and said she wouldn't ask me to babysit again. But her ex found me on Instagram and told me older siblings babysit younger siblings. I told him I wasn't their sibling and I was just
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    helping out and to stop contacting me. I blocked him.
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    He went nuclear and he's trying to sue her for custody and stating she has them in a bad environment leaving them with me because I don't accept them as my siblings. My DM is something he's trying to use against her. She's ped, my dad's ped that this random guy is
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    trying to drag me into it and apparently the ex thinks I'm a for passing up more time with his and Jennifer's kids. AITA?
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    Lovebug-1055 • 11h ago Don't worry, the court will laugh in his face. He's trying to get custody because you won't babysit on his time with his children!!!!! Hahahaha. The guys an idiot.
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    Tell everyone that they have nothing to worry about. His time, his babysitter, not you.
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    R E₁ X6
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    GrumpyGG64 • 11h ago No keep away. He sounds. - like an aber. Not your fight and tbh your Dad should be shielding you from this.
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    Ok_Satisfaction_7... • 11h ago NTA, I highly doubt any judge would side with him on this and I doubt any attorney would encourage their client to try based off this. If he files for himself chances are the judge will
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    dismiss it. But even greater chances he's just trying to bu y her and won't file a thing.
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    Mindless-Locksmi... • 10h ago So he's gonna submit to court in writing, him trying to pawn his children off on someone he himself has no relation to? Ok →
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    moonlight_swann • 10h ago NTA. You're not obligated to babysit for someone you don't know, especially when you've already agreed to help Jennifer. Her ex overstepped by asking you, and you made it clear you weren't comfortable with it.
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    His reaction is out of line, and you shouldn't be dragged into their drama.
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    Cute Kitten9434 9h ago Nta. Now you know why they are divorced. She sounds solid and like your dad lucked out (except with the crazy ex messing up things).

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