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Paige Freshwater

'My wife refuses to pay me for babysitting our daughter - it's such a burden'

A dad has been shamed for insisting his wife pays him for "babysitting" their daughter because she's a "burden" to look after. He explained how his wife and their neighbour struck up a great friendship thanks to their shared love for horror films - and on occasion they watch movies together without their children.

While the dad doesn't have a problem with his wife spending time with their neighbour, he has started growing resentful of "babysitting" his daughter and the neighbour's two children while they relax in front of the TV. He said: "My wife really likes watching scary movies but I have never enjoyed them. I get too scared and end up having a bad time so I prefer to avoid them. Her friends sometimes go with her to the more popular ones but she also likes older, indies and foreign horror movies.

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