Wife Wants To Know If She Is In The Wrong For Refusing To Babysit Her Sister-In-Law's Children For An Entire Month
She does not seem to have a choice, as her husband outright volunteered her services.
What does it mean to babysit? It means that you have to put someone else’s life in your hands.
Babysitting is a great responsibility, and looking after kids can be tiring and sometimes frustrating. Even experienced adults can feel the same way and find it difficult to cope with this task.
Before leaving their kids in the hands of others, parents should carefully assess and consider all the possible scenarios that may arise. A prospective babysitter should be prepared and knowledgeable in dealing with specific situations that may occur.
Parents cannot just ask anyone to babysit their children, especially those who are not good with raising kids. They should prioritize their children's welfare above all else.
This has become the predicament of Reddit user Various_Tailor1764. Her husband immediately volunteered her to babysit her sister-in-law’s kids for an entire month while her sister-in-law needs help recovering from her operation.
OP’s husband covered the expenses for her operation, and then, to add to that, he volunteered his wife’s services. She turns to the community to ask for their opinion on whether she is in the wrong for refusing to babysit her sister-in-law’s kids.
She has already explained that she is not good with kids. Find out how the community reacted.
Here is the post by OP on Reddit.
Various_Tailor1764Why would she take care of the kids if her husband is able to?
via: MerliniaWho is he to offer her services without even asking her if she is able to do it?
via: qumayo123
Her husband should stop volunteering things for her. SIL's husband should look after his own kids!
via: Feeling-Chemist-9394
SIL should hire a nanny or babysitter instead.
via: rangerman2002
If her husband wants to play the hero, then let him do it — just himself.
via: sno_boarder
It's not her job at all! Let the husband or grandparents take care of the children.
via: notsowise_nz
They are not her kids; therefore, they are not her responsibility.
via: alpy99
SIL's husband is the asshole for not taking care of his own kids!
via: HoldFastO2
A month-long duration is taking custody, not babysitting!
via: FargoHat
SIL's husband should be the very person to exercise childcare.
via: Sleepy_felines
Her husband sounds very inconsiderate here.
via: thegtabmx
Should her husband insist on her taking care of the kids, she should inform him that she is staying somewhere else for a month as well.
via: Mishy162
It should be the father who looks after his kids.
via: loopylandtied
She can always refuse. There's a huge difference between her infant cousin and these kids. Her aunt helped raise her.
via: ValkyrieofMercy
Marriage 101: It's not right to volunteer your spouse's time and comfort without proper conversation.
via: DebtEast8602
No one should guilt-trip her into accepting.
via: Mastearchy
There is a significant difference between babysitting a single infant and two children.
via: SystemConfident399
Her husband has already taken care of the expenses by paying for her SIL's operation. Others can take care of the kids.
via: JuliaX1984
This is such an onerous chore for a month.
via: KnightofForestsWild
Her husband has no right to volunteer her for this.
via: teresajs
The overall verdict is: she's not the asshole. The majority of those who commented have said that the sister-in-law's husband should take responsibility for caring for the kids.
Aside from the husband, there are other family members who can also help the sister-in-law, such as their parents. Additionally, OP’s husband should have respected her feelings about this situation.
