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When somebody babysits for you, unless they’re a paid professional, they’re doing you a favor. It’s important to remember that! Nobody owes you free childcare, whether they’re your family, friends, or… your kind neighbors. Ignoring personal boundaries reeks of entitlement.
One redditor, u/Surfergirl7681, recently went viral after sharing how she enforced some healthy boundaries with her neighbor, who kept asking her to babysit. It got to the point where it became very intrusive. Read on for the full story and the insights the AITA online community shared with the OP. Bored Panda has reached out to u/Surfergirl7681 for comment via Reddit, and we’ll update the article as soon as we hear back from her.
Some neighbors are unable to understand basic boundaries, so they keep asking for favor after favor
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One woman shared how she finally called out her neighbor for taking advantage of her kindness when it came to babysitting
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Guess Undheit Guess Undheit Community Member Follow
Not your monkeys, not your circus. NTA.
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DRMAGDN DRMAGDN Community Member Follow
Isn't it funny that when you create clear boundaries that you enforce for yourself the people who freak out the most are the ones taking the most advantage of you?
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That's so f*****g true words...
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MoMcB MoMcB Community Member Follow
NTA. Had a neighbour did this with her kid. Nice kid, but he was in our house all the time, I was having to feed him, amuse him when my daughter just wanted to read. I said to the mother that I'd have to restrict the visits, as we needed family time too, and she went off on one. Wasn't working, just wanted time with the boyfriend- not the kids Dad.
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Poor lady! This just illustrates that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Guess Undheit Guess Undheit Community Member Follow
Not your monkeys, not your circus. NTA.
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Isn't it funny that when you create clear boundaries that you enforce for yourself the people who freak out the most are the ones taking the most advantage of you?
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Chirag Vegda Chirag Vegda Community Member Follow
That's so f*****g true words...
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MoMcB MoMcB Community Member Follow
NTA. Had a neighbour did this with her kid. Nice kid, but he was in our house all the time, I was having to feed him, amuse him when my daughter just wanted to read. I said to the mother that I'd have to restrict the visits, as we needed family time too, and she went off on one. Wasn't working, just wanted time with the boyfriend- not the kids Dad.
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Poor lady! This just illustrates that no good deed goes unpunished.
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