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Babysitter Left Without Dinner After Mom’s 3-Hour Delay, Gets Fired For Ordering Takeout

Parents usually have a set of rules they expect babysitters to follow, and in many cases, they’re perfectly reasonable.

But this Redditor was caught off guard when the mom they were working for suddenly lashed out over something completely routine: ordering DoorDash because they were hungry. She called it “unsafe” and claimed it put her children at risk. Soon after, she ended the arrangement altogether.

Now, the babysitter is left wondering: was that a fair response, or a complete overreaction?

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