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I Started Charging My Sister for Babysitting
A 24-year-old started sending Venmo invoices for babysitting after three years of doing it for free. Her sister says family does not charge family.
👤 Tanya
I have been watching my sister Rachel\'s two kids, ages 4 and 6, for free for three years. It started as a favor. It became every other weekend, then some weeknights, then four days straight while she went to a work conference. I am 24 and I do not have kids. My time has value. I told Rachel I needed to start charging $15 an hour, which is below market rate. She told me family does not charge family and that I should want to spend time with my niece and nephew. I do want to. For a few hours. Not 40 hours a month for free.
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👤 Rachel (Sister)
I am a single mom. I work full time. Tanya is my sister and she loves my kids. She has never once said it was too much until she sent me a Venmo request for $180 after a weekend. No conversation, just a request with a note that said babysitting invoice. I cannot afford a regular babysitter on my salary. That is why I rely on family. Our mom watched us for free. Our aunt watched us for free. I am not running a business. I am trying to keep my family together. A Venmo invoice felt like a door closing.
⚖️ The Verdict Is In
🔴 Side B is right
48 people weighed in on this dispute.
Official NACOL Ruling
The Court finds this ruling scientifically impossible and therefore null and void, as the jury appears to have achieved a quantum state of simultaneous nonexistence while achieving total unanimity on behalf of the defendant. Tanya's babysitting claim is hereby dismissed on the grounds that if no one actually voted, technically everyone got what they wanted. Case closed.
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Side A is right
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Side B is right
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You're both wrong
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You're both right
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A right, bad handling
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B right, bad handling
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