Sister’s Pot/babysitting Fight?
I am a stay at home marijuana-smoking mom and PROUD of it! My sister knows that I smoke on a daily basis. She also knows that I have no problem being high while looking after my daughter because I am completely capable of taking care of her. So, when she moved to my area and asked me to babysit her daughter, of course I had no problem with it and I’ve been watching her for about 2 months at my home. Being a responsible mom and knowing that the person you’ve enlisted to watch your child is a stay at home pot smoking mom, wouldn’t it be a good idea to tell that mom “hey please don’t be high when you watch my kid”??? Because obviously I believe that there is no problem being high while watching my own child, so why would I think any different about my niece? My sister flipped out on me because her boyfriend picked up my niece and then told her I was “high as a kite” when he picked her up. Which I was NOT! I had smoked before my sister dropped off my niece and I did not smoke the 3 hours that I babysat. I changed her diaper and she fell asleep watching a movie. When her dad came to pick her up, she was still sleeping. She woke up after he walked in and sat down. They sat at my house for over an hour and then went to my sister’s work. That’s when my sister called me yelling and saying that I was a horrible aunt b/c I was high while I watched my Niece and she had a very dirty diaper and that was apparently from my negligence as a result of being soooooo high. I told her she had a clean diaper on when she fell asleep and she woke up AFTER her dad got here, so how was it my fault she had a dirty diaper. Looooooong story a little less long, she basically told me that she never wanted to see or speak to me again and that I would never see my niece again. I told my sister that if she wanted me to not be high while watching her daughter, all she had to do was tell me and I’d have no problem with it. But she went on telling me how horrible I was. I believe the last time I checked that this was a free country. Marijuana might not be legal, but I am trying as hard as I can on my part to get it legalized. And I don’t believe there is anything wrong with being high while watching kids. I know my limits and being high does not prevent me from adequately taking care of children. What’s your take on this whole situation?
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Look, I’m a smoker too, and I’ve occasionally smoked when watching my child. My own child. I’m sorry but you are in the wrong here. She should not have to tell you not to smoke weed when watching her kid. Alcohol is legal and it would be wrong for you to be drinking while caring for someone’s child. It’s wrong for you to be high too. You need to apologize because what you did was irresponsible in the eyes of your sister and other people as well. If you want her to be comfortable allowing you to baby sit you have to apologize and tell her that you won’t do it again. She believes you were negligent and in a sense, you were. This is not a discussion of whether marijuana is as bad as other drugs or that you can be high and still do the job fine. It’s a violation of trust and an irresponsible behavior. If you want to allow pot smoking to ruin your relationship with your sister and niece then maybe you have a problem with smoking it and should try to stop.
Marijuana is illegal so if i were your sister I would report you! If i knew my babysitter was a pot smoking drug addict, she would no longer be my sitter! If you do drugs in front of your child you are an IRRESPONSIBLE parent and i don’t care what you say about it…. that is the truth!
I don’t even let any type of smokers near my kids if they light up!
yes you was wrong you were supposed to be sober while baby sitting you should have checked her dipper before took her. but nevertheless, your sister should not have talked to you in the manner she did. she spoke harsh words which looking at the cause, they have no real sentiments. she should have just to you to take proper care next time. you guys are family you should sort out your differences in a better manner. i need you to swallow your pride and ask for forgiveness but i believe she should do the same
if you pulled thatshit on me, i’d call CPS, teach you a little something about abiding by the law…idiot…
i’m a drinker, and i don’t drink around my kids
For the sake of the argument, you should just apologize and don’t do it again.
Jon pretty much said it all.
Good luck.
L