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Step into a world where the echoes of a child’s innocence can spark unexpected turmoil. Meet Ashley, a vivacious 7-year-old whose unfiltered honesty becomes a catalyst for a family in turmoil. In the pursuit of open communication, Ashley’s mom champions discussing anything and everything in front of the children, aiming to normalize adult topics. However, this approach backfires during a seemingly ordinary birthday dinner.
As the family sits down with their beloved babysitter Jane and her friend Thalia, secrets spill like a cascade. Unbeknownst to her parents, Ashley innocently unveils her mom’s discreet decision to never hire Thalia again due to being “too expensive.” Shock sets in, and what ensues is a blame game, tearing at the seams of familial harmony. The father questions the consequences of candid conversations, while the mother staunchly defends her right to open dialogue.
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Source: u/Glass-Ad9486
1. Uh ho, this is going to be fun.
2. OP shared his wife is of the thought that adults should have any talk they want without filters even if the kids are around to normalize all topics.
3. However, their 7-year-old daughter Ashley has a tendency to repeat anything she hears.
4. Surely this addition of Jane into the story is something critical.
5. For times Jane is unavailable to babysit, she recommended her friend Thalia as her replacement.
6. Thalia overcharged them so the couple decided not to take her services again. When the time came to attend a wedding and with Jane busy, Ashley asked if they could call Thalia and OP refused by saying she is too expensive.
7. Ashley, for some reason, kept that comment as a memory that she spilled to Thalia while she was at her house with Jane for her mom’s birthday.
You sow what you bow. Just goes on to show the consequences of backbiting. A solid lesson for everyone to learn and to refrain from the same. Ashley is an innocent girl, she knows nothing. But the message she delivered had to be delivered in one way or the other. This must’ve allowed Thalia to develop a clear picture of OP’s wife in her mind now. The next time if OP ever had to ask for Thaloa’s services, I am sure Thalia would refuse no matter how much she gets paid.
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Source: u/Glass-Ad9486
8. The wife was left with no option but to feel extremely embarrassed. After everyone left, she shared with her husband that the two needed to work hard to remove this habit from their daughter’s arsenal.
9. OP put his wife at fault saying she should’ve been careful with her words in the first place. The matter got taken to the courts of the AITA community by OP to know if blamng his wife for what happened made him an AH or not.
Source: u/Glass-Ad9486
Here’s what the AITA community had to say about this:
10. It is actually unfair to the child.
Via Fartin_Scorsese
11. Common sense!
Via giga_booty
12. Ashley is in the learning phase of her life. She is bound to repeat things.
Via BigNathaniel69
13. It is as if the wife wanted this information to be communicated to the babysitter. Perhaps this was her master plan.
Via Muted_Bad7043
14. It is only okay until you get thrown under the bus because of it.
Via sharirogers
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