When you become a parent, you often need all the support you can get from the people around you. And when there are two kids in the picture, that help becomes even more important.
That’s why this Redditor agreed to babysit her friend’s 4-month-old overnight—so the mom could spend some much-needed time with her older child, who was feeling jealous of the new baby. But despite their arrangement, the night didn’t go as planned. The babysitter ended up returning the baby early, not because he was difficult, but because of the mom herself.
Let’s just say, the mom wasn’t too happy about it. Scroll down to read the full story.
The woman kindly agreed to babysit her friend’s newborn so she could enjoy some one-on-one time with her older child
Image credits: RDNE Stock project / Pexels (not the actual photo)
But the night took an unexpected turn, and she felt she had no choice but to return the baby
Image credits: RDNE Stock project / Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits: cottonbro studio / Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits: Ok_Kitchen6737
The author later shared more details in the comments
Readers felt she was right to handle things the way she did
