A 21-year-old college student rebuilt her home after a natural disaster, craving calm, until Mom unleashed her 5- and 8-year-old nieces, turning the house into a sticky-fingered warzone. The final straw? Kids stormed her bedroom, shattered crystal figurines, and unleashed a nail-polish bloodbath.
She grabbed an overnight bag and fled to Dad’s. Reddit’s cackling like spilled glitter, torching the no-boundaries chaos harder than the cleanup. Most cheer the escape, some scold “family first.” Sanity’s smashed, fueling savage battles over locks, kids, and post-disaster peace.
College student flees to dad’s after mom’s babysitting kids invade room and cause nail-polish disaster.
Here’s how people reacted to the post:
Some assert NTA and insist the mother must enforce boundaries and keep kids out of OP’s private space.
Some say NTA because OP’s schoolwork and privacy take priority over the daycare chaos.
Some criticize the mother’s supervision skills and question her fitness to run daycare.
A user suspects the mother is indirectly trying to force OP to help with the kids.
Another questions whether the in-home daycare is properly licensed given the chaos.
Nobody’s saying the mom is evil for loving children or trying to bring in money after a disaster. But expecting your adult daughter to become an unpaid assistant and shaming her for needing peace is a recipe for bigger problems than stained bedsheets.
So tell us. Was bolting to Dad’s the ultimate power move, or should she have stayed and fought for her fortress? Would you install that lock and throw away the key, or is there a way to make home daycare and sanity coexist? Drop your verdict below, we’re all ears!
