AITA For Refusing To Babysit 8 Children While My Family Goes On Vacation

AITA For Refusing To Babysit 8 Children While My Family Goes On Vacation
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My Family Said, "You're A Nanny, So You're Going To Babysit 8 Kids While We Go To The Wedding," I Was Shocked, And Said, "I Can't, I Have Things To Do, Or Pay Me," They Just Laughed, Then I Made It So That Only I Laughed...
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I’m Madison, a 29-year-old professional nanny in Seattle. I love my job, I’m good at it, and I’m paid and respected—just not by my family. For years they treated my career like a joke and used me as free childcare at every gathering. The breaking point came before my cousin’s wedding: they “decided” I would stay at a lake house and watch eight kids all weekend for free. I said no. They left anyway. I called Child Protective Services because they’d abandoned their kids without my consent. CPS showed up, my family stormed back mid-wedding, and my siblings got formal warnings and mandatory classes. I packed my dress and left.
Two weeks later they staged a “family meeting” to demand an apology. I laid out my boundaries and walked out. Silence followed, and it was bliss. Months after that, they tried to reel me into a “family vacation,” assigning me a sofa bed so the kids could sleep near me. I sent a professional rate sheet and a contract; they uninvited me. The Airbnb double-booked and their trip collapsed anyway. Karma handled the rest.
Then the twist: the CPS agent from the lake house referred me for a private nanny role. I landed a six-figure position with a wonderful family, two sets of twins, travel, benefits, the works. At Christmas in Maui, I sent my family a beach photo with a wry caption and got no response—and realized I didn’t need one. Boundaries didn’t cost me a family; they gave me a life.
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