Entitled mother drops 7-year-old kids off at neighbor's apartment, demands that she take care of them because she works remotely: 'You’re home all day. It’s not like you’re doing anything important'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jul 31, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

Can you imagine the audacity of this lady? We empathize with the experiences of single parents. There's so much to juggle. You're balancing the needs of your children with the commitments of work in order to earn money to support those children. It can often feel like a doomed catch-22. We should all extend gratitude and generosity to all the single parents just trying to make it work.

However, this entitled mother took things a bit too far. Once she learned that the author, who lived next door, worked remotely, this lady repeatedly tried to get the author to babysit for her two kids, both of whom are rowdy and around seven years old or younger. She didn't take the hint after the author tried to explain why this was an inconvenience. After all, she might be working remotely, but she's still working!

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section.

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  • The most amusing part of the story is when the author finally had enough of this inconsiderate lady's nonsense and confronted her about her entitlement and lack of self-awareness. Several members of the online community voiced their support for the author's confidence and gumption in the face of such idiocy. 

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    "My neighbor demanded I babysit her kids because I 'work from home'"

    I work remotely as a graphic designer and live in a quiet-ish apartment complex. A new neighbor moved in a few weeks ago. Single mom, two energetic kids under 7. She seemed nice at first... until she wasn't.
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    It started small with Can you just watch them while I run to the store? Sure. Then it turned into, ...they'll just sit quietly while you work. And spoiler, they didn't. Crayons everywhere. Someone reset my WiFi.
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    Last week she dropped them off without asking and literally rang my bell and dashed. I had a client call in 10 minutes. I was livid.
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    When I confronted her later, she shrugged and said, "You're home all day. It's not like you're doing anything important."
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    So I told her unless her kids come with a paycheck and a LinkedIn profile, I'm not their full-time coworker. She hasn't spoken to me since. Best silence I've ever heard.
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    u2125mike2124 54m ago Her ding dong dash with her kids would've resulted in an immediate call the CPS. Her poor life choices are not yours to solve. Not your circus not your monkeys
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    XXRainbowCleoXx 52m ago Next time she does this call CPS or she'll keep doing it
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    . Isp2005 45m ago You call the police for child abandonment if she pulls that stunt again.
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    Samhain-1843 · 40m ago Ironic. I've actually gotten calls from my own family that go like this "Hi! Are you working from home today? Good! Can you pick up blah blah blah...." They act like
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    working from home means you really don't work. I go into my office upstairs around 6am and usually don't come out until 4pm.
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    CakeZealousidea... 29m ago . I would've called the cops and said my neighbor left her kids come get them
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    mmm1441 • 13m ago . Many people have a problem understanding that just because you are home does not mean you are available.
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    It's WORK from home, not hang around the house. Friends, neighbors, and family all seem unable to grasp this simple concept. Idiots, all of them.
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    osmiumblue66 · 12m ago I feel bad for the kids in these situations too. Have a neighbor up the street who is completely bananas. Has three kids.
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    One of which for a while kept showing up every time I was doing some gardening work outside, or, she would just ring the doorbell. Her
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    mother told her, I'm a grown up and can watch her play outside if I am working out there.
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    Mom didn't call or walk down to ask me, just told her daughter this and that's that. Then again, her mom
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    also said once at a neighborhood function that it's a lot easier and faster to crush and snort pain meds. than to take them and wait for them to kick in.
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    Mom also pulled her daughter out of school twice in her first two years after screaming matches with the school administration. So
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    her daughter still cannot tell time or read at age 7. Mom swears she is home schooling. She's full of wonderful ideas.
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    It's that kind of a situation for this particular group of kids. Dad is di ed due to and has a whiff of The Boy Who Never Grew Up. Financial instability is evident.
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    Au sm (one, possibly two of their kids) and d usage (mom daily, dad occasionally) are contributing factors and the environment they live in reflects this instability.
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    House is in rough shape, dirty and unkempt, yet they will not repaint or repair because they say the kids will just write on the walls
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    and floors again, so why bother. It's a seven year old house worth about $325k or more if in good condition. You can smell the c ettes from the porch.
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    I've been inside that home and it is not good. They were preparing food for a cookout. I used the restroom, no soap at the sink. Or the kitchen sink. I
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    watched and realized they don't wash hands regularly. I didn't eat or stick around. The smell was of smoke, cat, dog, stale and sour.
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    Part of me wants to help, but I also know that's enabling bad parenting. So I do what I can, but have to be very firm at times.
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    The mom who did that to you needs a CPS call to prevent an kicking that she needs, which would land you in trouble.
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