Single Dad's Daughter Breaks Their Babysitter's Glasses But He Refuses To Pay For Their Replacement

Childcare is no easy feat, and all parents need help sometimes due to varying circumstances. However, finding a competent and trustworthy babysitter is easier said than done.

That's why when you find a really good sitter, you better do your best to keep them with your family. A single dad recently found himself in need of a babysitter, but things quickly spiraled out of control.

The 35-year-old single dad returned to work, but he had to work night shifts, hence the need for a babysitter. His sister stays with his two kids during the day when they go to school, but he had nobody available to take care of his kids at night when he has to work.

Luckily, his co-worker recommended a family member who is available to babysit for him. According to OP, things were going really well with the sitter until very recently when a conflict arose.

The babysitter called OP while he was at work and reported that his 9-year-old child broke the babysitter's glasses. When he got home, he talked to both of them, and after hearing their stories, he decided that everything was an accident.

The babysitter insists that OP's daughter broke her glasses intentionally after she refused to let the child stay outside too late in the evening. OP asked his other daughter about the incident, and she backed up the babysitter's story.

That was suspicious to OP because he thinks his two daughters were fighting, and she could just be setting her sister up. The 9-year-old then cried, saying she didn't mean to break the glasses and that everything was just an accident.

The single dad apologized to the babysitter but said it would be unfair if he had to pay for her broken glasses considering it was just an accident.

Plus, he shouldn't pay her for a replacement because the babysitter didn't pay attention to her own glasses. The babysitter argued back and cried, swearing that OP's daughter intentionally broke her glasses.

His own daughters started fighting with each other, and OP had to tell the babysitter to leave. She recounted the story to OP's co-worker, who is telling OP to replace the sitter's glasses since she can't afford them being a broke college student.

OP apologized to his colleague but again refused to pay for the glasses. The co-worker got upset and told OP he treated the sitter poorly, considering she's the victim in the situation.

Since then, the babysitter is still asking OP to replace her glasses, but he feels she is victimizing him. OP thinks she is using his desperate need for a babysitter to extort more money from him; is he the a**hole?

EricThrow3976 EricThrow3976 EricThrow3976 EricThrow3976 EricThrow3976 EricThrow3976

Your child broke it, you replace it.

Beautiful-Concern144

Intention does not factor in this case.

GoodGirlsGrace

Plus, OP chose to listen to his 9-year-old child instead of the older one just because he thinks she's doing it out of spite.

GoodGirlsGrace

What kind of reasoning is this?

GoodGirlsGrace

Not good lessons to teach your young daughters.

GoodGirlsGrace

If anything, it makes her more suspicious.

Eelpan2

OP wants to justify his stinginess and lack of responsibility.

Advanced-Extent-420

He thinks the young babysitter wouldn't fight back.

yet_another_sock

We hope so, too.

yet_another_sock

It's obviously the sitter's fault! /s

Negative_Rent

This was my initial thought after reading OP's excuse.

Bunglesjungle

If you didn't mean it, then it's not your fault! Everybody knows this.

curiousbelgian

Now, the babysitter can't foresee more of OP's children's tantrums due to her broken glasses.

CatteHerder

There's no other way around it; OP is victim-blaming, and towards the end, he somehow manages to make himself the victim.

CatteHerder

The 9-year-old is trying to wriggle her way out of trouble, and it's working.

puppyfarts99

You would think that his desperation would make OP see the right course of action here, but it doesn't.

puppyfarts99

Perfect analogy.

[deleted]

That introduction was deliberate to make readers sympathize more with OP, but it totally backfired.

Razzberrie22

Your true intentions are showing, OP.

EricThrow3976, thewolfaria

Will OP finally see the light after basically being told by everyone that he's most definitely at fault here?

GlitterSparkleDevine

In conclusion, after getting her glasses replaced and paid for by OP, the babysitter should never work for OP's family again.

MonteBurns

Let's summarize that, shall we? OP's daughter broke the babysitter's glasses accidentally (or so she says), and OP listens to all sides of the story and believes it wasn't intentional on his daughter's part.

After that, he tells the babysitter she's being unfair for expecting him to pay for her glasses. Moreover, it's her own fault for not keeping an eye on her glasses better to ensure they were secure.

Towards the end, he now thinks the babysitter is using his desperation for a sitter to get a few extra dollars out of his pocket. OP believes he is the actual victim in the situation, but really, he's just the a**hole.