My Neighbor Refused to Pay My 73-Year-Old Mother for Babysitting, Saying She Was ‘Just Sitting at Home Anyway’ – So I Stepped In

Just… please ask that girl to take the video down. I’ll pay extra.

Whatever you want.”

My mom looked down at the envelope. Then up at Claire.

“I’m only accepting what I earned,” she said. “No more.

No less.”

Claire’s jaw trembled. “Can’t you see what’s happening? People are turning against me!”

My mom tilted her head just slightly.

“Then maybe next time you won’t treat someone’s time like it’s disposable.”

Claire shook her head, hands outstretched. “I didn’t mean to. It just got out of hand.

I thought we were neighbors. I thought we had an understanding.”

“We did,” my mom replied, voice steady. “You just didn’t honor it.”

I stepped forward then.

“You know, Claire, she wrote down every hour she spent with Lily.

Every snack, diaper, and every time she soothed her through a tantrum. She kept track because she believed you would keep your word.”

“I didn’t think—” Claire began.

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