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Woman Tricks Friend Into Babysitting Kids And Turns Off Phone, Freaks Out When She Calls The Cops
True friendship requires not just being there for the person but also calling them out when they mess up. And it’s not always easy to know where to draw that line.
Reddit user Unlucky_Lead3290 recently came to the platform’s ‘Am I the Jerk?’ community to ask where she fell on the spectrum after a particularly shocking weekend.
After her friend dropped her kids off at the woman’s apartment unannounced and went missing, she did some detective work and realized she was being used like a free babysitter. Concerned about the children’s safety, she contacted the authorities to ensure they were being looked after.
But when the friend returned, she went off the rails, accusing the woman of being selfish and lacking empathy for a mother who just needed a break.
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So she contacted the authorities
But now the friend is furious, accusing her of ruining her life
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Image credits: Unlucky_Lead3290
As the woman’s story went viral, she began engaging with people in the comments
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Midoribird Aoi 1 hour ago
This is almost certainly fake. It has all the fingerprints of AI, up to and including an issue so obvious, you don't need to ask if you are in the wrong to know the real answer.
Nota Robot 1 hour ago (edited)
Including the friends who are supposed to be claiming OP should suck it up rather than contact CPS. Ridiculous.
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Heffalump 1 hour ago
If the Mother doesn't deserve to have her life ruined for what she did, then the cops and CPS won't ruin it. CPS, wherever you are and whatever you call it, would rather keep the kids with the parent, and Law Enforcement will try to co-operate with this by going for a fine rather than a custodial sentence. If this Mother does have her life wrecked it's because seasoned professionals who would rather not wreck it see no choice, and it's not OP's job, nor is she qualified, place her judgement ahead of that. TLDR: OP had no choice. It might reasonably be argues that she should have called the authorities the moment she realized this was child-abandonment not a family emergency.
Midoribird Aoi 1 hour ago
This is almost certainly fake. It has all the fingerprints of AI, up to and including an issue so obvious, you don't need to ask if you are in the wrong to know the real answer.
Nota Robot 1 hour ago (edited)
Including the friends who are supposed to be claiming OP should suck it up rather than contact CPS. Ridiculous.
Load More Replies... Heffalump 1 hour ago
If the Mother doesn't deserve to have her life ruined for what she did, then the cops and CPS won't ruin it. CPS, wherever you are and whatever you call it, would rather keep the kids with the parent, and Law Enforcement will try to co-operate with this by going for a fine rather than a custodial sentence. If this Mother does have her life wrecked it's because seasoned professionals who would rather not wreck it see no choice, and it's not OP's job, nor is she qualified, place her judgement ahead of that. TLDR: OP had no choice. It might reasonably be argues that she should have called the authorities the moment she realized this was child-abandonment not a family emergency.
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