The babysitter claims the mom was meant to be home by 9 p.m., but after she didn't answer her calls or texts, she called the cops by midnight.
The babysitter continued:"I am awoken at 3 AM by a frantic call. It's her. Where are the kids? Why am I not here? I tell her I followed through on my threat, check the police station. She cursed me out, I hung up and went to bed.
She added the mom called her"every name under the sun," and she didn't second-guess her actions until she talked it over with a friend, who sided with the parent. But after sharing the conundrum online, Redditors overwhelmingly backed her decision, while the babysitter also confirmed she tried to go with the children to the station and she didn't get paid.
"But she is consistently *hours* late. She was 6 hours late and didn't answer her phone. That's neglect. What if one of the kids was hurt?"She continued:"I wasn't sure if I was going to get paid or if she was even still alive. What if I woke up the next morning and she wasn't there? The cops would ask why I waited so long.""I am always told she's going out with friends. Saturday, it was dinner and drinks.