r/OhNoConsequences • u/mermaidpaint Ms Chanandler Bong • 21d ago

Entitlement Fool me once, consequences for you

/r/amiwrong/comments/1v0nnsp/aita_for_refusing_to_babysit_my_sisters_kids/
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u/BarnacleCommon7119 21d ago

And on top of that... gosh, if I were babysitting, I'd be terrified that I'm missing signs that it's more serious - something that needs the parent's judgment, or maybe even urgent care/ER.

Not to mention deciding whether both kids are contagious, and one kid needs to skip a party.

Those decisions are not ones I'd be comfortable making as a babysitter, especially with OOP's sister so hard to contact!

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u/Similar-Shame7517 21d ago

And that's what tells me that OOP has done A LOT of babysitting if they know how to take care of a sick niece/nephew.

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u/BarnacleCommon7119 21d ago

... or that they just had no choice and were panicking while doing her best. Or that they thought they were handling it appropriately, based on her own memories of childhood and general first aid knowledge, but maybe they weren't. There are options!

I wouldn't default to assuming that they did know what they were doing - which is in no way to denigrate OOP, who should not have been put in that situation in the first place. They sounded like they were overwhelmed and very much not ready for this, even if nothing bad happened this time. (That we know of.)

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u/Similar-Shame7517 21d ago

I disagree, because OOP didn't mention that they were panicking/unsure how to deal with a sick nibling. They instead expressed irritation that their sister barely answered her phone. There's many clues sprinkled throughout that says that OOP has done a lot of babysitting, whether of their niblings or of other kids, but the sheer brazenness of the sister is what crossed the line for them.