Brother refuses to babysit again for niece and nephew after sister docks his pay for a sandwich, sparking family drama: 'She said I was ungrateful'

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  • "AITJ for refusing to babysit my sister’s kids after she docked my pay for eating a sandwich?"

    I (25M) occasionally babysit for my sister (33F). She has two kids, and she offered to pay me 400 per night. It's easy money I just play with them and make sure they sleep.
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  • Last week, while watching them, I ate one of her pre-made sandwiches in the fridge because I hadn't eaten dinner yet. I told her, and she said it was fine.
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  • Then when she paid me, she sent #350 instead. When I asked, she said she deducted $50 for the sandwich because it wasn't part of the deal. I laughed, thinking she was joking, but she wasn't.
  • I told her that's ridiculous and refused to babysit again unless she pays what was agreed on. She said I was ungrateful because "family helps. family" and that I should let it go.
  • Now my mom's saying I'm dramatic over 50, but honestly, it's the principle. AITA for refusing to babysit again over something this small?
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  • This Pattern_4245 NTA. It's not about 50, it's about respect. If she's treating you like an employee, she can't also pull the family helps family card when it's convenient. You set a fair boundary Stick with it.
  • Successful-Sorbet-40 Definitely NTA. Every time I've watched anyone's kids, the parents have always told me to help myself to anything in the refrigerator.
  • As far as I'm concerned, it's standard to feed your babysitter and your sister is being petty to nickel and dime you over a sandwich.
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  • LDESAD Next time, you should ask her for a surcharge for the trip to her house and back. NTA.
  • Allysgrandma NTA. Your sister is being absolutely ridiculous. You are watching the kids in her house. What are you supposed to do? The sandwich was there. I would have eaten it too.
  • NYCStoryteller NTA. If "family helps family" by presumably babysitting at a discounted rate, family doesn't screw family by docking their pay for eating a sandwich.
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  • Sounds like mom just volunteered to babysit.
  • Silver-Dance-4810 NTA. Whether you babysit or not is your choice. She also can't pull the family card when she treats charges you for eating a sandwich in the house. She
  • can bill you for the sandwich. You can choose not to babysit. The answer would be NAH, but for the fact she then pulled the family card. Final answer here is NTA.
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