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A desperate mother goes on Facebook to ask her community if anybody would be willing to hang out with her 6-year-old son after he got home from camp, because she's too overwhelmed to care for him today.

Desperate mom asks strangers on the internet to babysit her 6-year-old son for free because she needs a break from him: 'He gets out of camp at 2:30 and I'm dread it.'

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Grandparent refuses to babysit grandchildren during summer break without getting paid, parents claim: ‘You need to step up as a grandparent’

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Two sisters swim together while their babysitter watches them from outside the pool.

Mom Berates 18-Year-Old Babysitter For Letting Her 11 and 12-Year-Old Kids Swim in Their Pool, Despite Dad Telling The Babysitter They Were Allowed to Swim

A toddler smiles as a woman lifts her up in her room

Friend travels to babysit for mom, faces criticism after 8 hours of cleaning and childcare: 'I used up one too many yogurts'

A little girl sitting at a kitchen table looks towards the hands of an adult holding a cereal bowl

Dad of 5 Offers to Babysit Brother's 4 Kids for 2 Weeks, Brother Protests When He Won't Compromise on Parenting

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Young mom holds her 4-month-old baby, staying at home while her husband is at work.

Mom of a 4-month-old refuses to babysit her 32-year-old sister's 2-year-old, even though she's a stay-at-home mom: 'Normally, our mom watches my niece while my sister works.'

A toddler looks at a phone he is holding

Mom relies on grandma to babysit, protests when she keeps giving 2-year-old her phone: 'I want to raise my son without screens'

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Friend gets mad because she is being used as a babysitter just so the dad can watch the World Cup at a bar away from his kids: ‘I told her I wasn't a replacement dad’.

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Woman refuses to babysit best friend's kids so their father can watch a World Cup match at a bar: 'I'm here for you, not for him'

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Aunt demands free 24/7 help from 21-year-old niece while she crashes on her couch despite dad paying aunt on daughter's behalf

Sisters have a way of making us way angrier than anyone else when it comes to any random fight. A sibling is not only interacting with who you are today, a small comment that would feel harmless coming from a friend suddenly takes on a whole other dimension when it comes from family. For example, you can start to notice you always become smaller when you are talking to that specific family member, or embodying a role they used to give you in early family dynamics.

Woman refuses to babysit her sister's kids because she never returns the favour: ‘Now she's upset and says I'm punishing her children for something that has nothing to do with them’

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20-year-old daughter is expected to babysit her 7-year-old sibling whenever her parents want a weekend away, gets guilt-tripped when she pushes back

Mother demands 24-year-old sister cancel her vacation so she can watch 5-year-old son while she's at work, sister replies: ‘I hope you figure something out’

Mother demands 24-year-old sister cancel her vacation so she can watch 5-year-old son while she's at work, sister replies: ‘I hope you figure something out’

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Aunt stops babysitting 3 nephews under 10 after her entitled sister makes a condescending "joke" about her WFH career and personal life: 'I just answer emails all day with no husband, no kids, no responsibilities'

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Proud cat sitter sends owners a photo of the girls, only to realize after the meowlarious expression on one of the cat's faces: 'Then I zoomed in on Mona’s face'

Proud cat sitter sends owners a photo of the girls, only to realize after the meowlarious expression on one of the cat's faces: 'Then I zoomed in on Mona’s face'

Two young boys play on a bottom bunk bed, one lying on his back and the other standing up

Dad refuses to host sister's 4 kids in 2 bedroom apartment where 5 and 7-year-old already share a room: 'Just let them squish together'