Mother Wants To Fire Babysitter For Letting Her Kids Stay Up Late, Gets Schooled

Reddit user u/FireRise12 shared that she and her husband had a babysitter hired who would come three times a week for the days their work schedules would clash and once a month when they would go on a date night. When that sitter had to go to college, OP then hired a new one who she really liked and was really satisfied with her work.

However, one day OP received a call from her oldest child’s school saying he had been falling asleep all day. The son revealed he had stayed up late the last night watching a show with the sitter. OP had set very clear boundaries for her 3 kids’ bedtime which was at 9 p.m. and the sitter was made well aware of it but still, she allowed the oldest to stay up till 11 p.m.

OP didn’t like this at all and discussed with her husband she was planning to fire the sitter for this. Scroll down below to read the story!

Source: u/FireRise12

1. That depends on so many things so let’s jump in and find out.

2. OP has a strict bedtime routine for her 3 children.

3. For workday clashes and date night which the couple has once a month, OP and her husband have a babysitter who comes 9 times a month to look after the children.

4. After the previous sitter left the couple hired a new 23-year-old babysitter who they really liked.

5. However one day OP got a call from her oldest child’s clinic saying that he kept falling asleep in the class.

6. When OP enquired his son about what had happened, he confessed at times the babysitter allows him to stay up late if he promises to wake up in the morning on time.

7. When OP asked the sitter why it happened, she said it was an accident as the two kept watching the show and it got late.

It was a TV show that the child and the sitter got too into that resulted in them staying up late. This means that the kid was enjoying the show. This event could have been disregarded by the mom.

Also, bedtime boundaries are something I have never been in favor of. The more you add boundaries, the more the child will want to push them. OP must keep this in account moving forward. At a point when the kids start enjoying staying up late, they will not like going to bed at 9 p.m.

Source: u/FireRise12

8. OP got really upset because she had set the rules about bedtime very clearly and still they didn’t get followed.

9. OP told her husband she was considering firing the babysitter because of this.

10. The matter got taken to the AITA community by OP to know if firing the babysitter would make her an AH or not.

Source: u/FireRise12

Here are some of the comments shared on the story:

11. OP is being too strict. Let the children enjoy a bit.

Via jrm1102

12. One TV show that the child was actually enjoying…You can let that slide, OP.

Via J_DayDay

13. According to this person if things are not working the way OP wants, she can always change the babysitter.

Via Ponchoprawl

14. Could have been overlooked.

Via Silent-Focus47

15. Parents, at times, have to adjust as per the kids because they are the ones who always push the boundaries set for them.

Via hand_banana_creme

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