03/05/2026
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AITA for refusing to babysit for my aunt and uncle until I'm paid for the last time?
Borrowing a friends account (Thanks btw)
I (17/F) have been voluteering at my previous elementary school. I'm not sure if its relevant, but my cousins ( Ella 6/F & Liam 8/M) go to this school as well.
I'm known as the "fun one" at school (kids words, not mine). Because of this, a lot of the parents of the younger kids ask me to babysit. I love kids, so its not hard for me. The parents are usually out for a few hours, and I only ask for about $20 per day. I've had no problem with this since.
about a month ago, my Aunt and uncle went off on a vacation for a week, and asked me to babysit. I agreed of course. I stayed over each night, to their request. My cousins are not hard kids to deal with, they're actually very sweet and well behaved for their age. Because of this, and that they're family, I only charged $10/day. So, about $70 since they got home later in the night.
I waited a day or two after they got before asking about the payment, and they outright refused. Saying that because they're family, I should do it for free. They also said that since I said they werent hard kids, I didn't have to do much.
After a little back and forth, I decided to cut my loses and didn't babysit for them again. Now, they're planning to go on a bit of a road trip together, and they asked me to babysit again. I said if they paid me for the last time I babysat then I'd be more than happy. They kept complaining and whining, saying I'm the only person they have (I'm not tho, they have multiple other people available).
They're now complaining to my parents, trying to get them to make me babysit, but I'm still refusing until they pay me for the last time. My parents are asking me to just do it to keep the peace. AITA?