WIBTA if I charged my friend for her daughter ruining my furniture?
When trust is broken in the quiet hours of the night, the weight of betrayal settles heavy in the heart.
What began as a simple favor to a friend spiraled into an unexpected test of loyalty and care, leaving one woman grappling with the harsh reality of abandonment and the silent burden of responsibility.
As morning light reveals the chaos left behind—a spilled mess and unanswered questions—the pain of being taken for granted cuts deeper than any visible stain.
In the tangled emotions of hurt and confusion, she stands firm, embodying resilience amid the shards of friendship shattered by neglect.
My friend called me last night and asked if I could babysit her daughter while she went to 8pm showing of a movie. I said okay since our daughters miss each other.
Around 10:30pm my friend still wasn’t back from the movie theater so I called my sister who went to the movie theater with our friend.
My sister told me that our friend had no intention of coming to pick up her daughter after the movie (wtf!). My sister offers to come pick up our friend’s daughter and showed up to get her.
When it’s time for my friend’s daughter to leave she starts crying saying she wants to stay so I agree and my sister leaves my house.
Now comes morning and my friend still hasn’t said anything about her daughter or when she’s coming to pick her up. So I continue on with my day and make the girls breakfast.
After breakfast the girls start playing and my friend’s daughter knocks over bubbles on my tv stand and says nothing about it.
About an hour later I see the bubble solution all over my wooden tv stand and immediately start cleaning but the water damage is already done.
I’m upset because I JUST bought this tv stand in March as a birthday present to myself and now it’s ruined plus it was expensive. I feel like my friend should be paying for any repairs.
Also I *STILL* have her daughter with me so I feel like she definitely owes me.
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What started as a simple post quickly turned into a wildfire of opinions, with users chiming in from all sides.
Illustrious-Tap5791 - :- NTA. Of course, she should pay. Also, you should start to think about calling the police. If she doesn't pick her daughter up and can't be reached, that's abandonment
TessaBlue_ - :- She totally used you. Of course she should pay - you're kind, not stupid. You're not a free babysitter with free furniture.
Valkrhae - :- I'm sorry, you learmed that your friend didn't intend to pick up her daughter and *still* hasn't been in contact with you about it, but your biggest concern right now is her paying you for your table? This better be some AI nonsense
angelicak92 - :- I'd call the cops. She basically abandoned her kid at yours and have the bill ready for a replacement. This person is not your friend, nor is she a decent mum.
Disastrous_Photo_388 - :- Your “friend” has abandoned her daughter.
Since she’s not responding to you, and refused to get her daughter at the agreed upon time, I would give her one last chance to respond and then call the authorities to report the situation and then take her to small claims court if she refuses to pay for the damages to your property.
A friend doesn’t ignore you when you’re watching their child or put you in a bad situation for their own convenience.
And why would you even want to be friends with someone who abandons their child by dumping them on unsuspecting helpers and then going off the grid. Sounds like she’s an addict, or at a minimum incredibly selfish and neglectful.
emmaabunnii - :- She ditched her kid, lied about coming back, and now your furniture's ruined? That's not babysitting, that's being scammed. Charge her
Key-Release6217 - :- She’s the jerk for not picking her kid up but you let them play in the house with bubbles unsupervised so that’s on you.
The poster found themselves unexpectedly caring for their friend's child overnight after the friend failed to return as planned.
This situation escalated into a conflict when the child caused significant damage to an expensive new television stand, leading the poster to feel that the friend owes them restitution.
Given the breach of trust regarding childcare and the resulting property damage, is the friend obligated to cover the cost of the repairs, or does the poster share responsibility for allowing the child to remain after the initial agreement ended?