@dustythunder_: The one with the broken phone... "AITA for not paying for my sister's phone after my toddler's broke it?" #redditstory #storytime #aitareddit #redditreadings #redditstorytime #part1
It sounds like sister has a habit of letting things get destroyed 🥴
2026-08-06 18:23:53
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Olga Isztar Deptuła :
stupid question- do we have evidence that the baby threw it? 😅 or is it what babysitter said 🤔
2026-08-06 18:28:05
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Adella.Estella :
An 18 month old, especially one that has not been exposed to a phone before is not going to just pick it up and throw it in the pool in a matter of 30 seconds. I would be more worried that the Sister was not paying attention to the child or her belongings at the capacity that someone watching that young of a child around a pool should have been.
2026-08-06 18:44:34
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KdQe1104Xx :
Why would you not be right next to the baby by the pool? They shouldn’t have even been able to get close enough to the pool to throw it in.
2026-08-06 18:46:21
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ImNotARedHeadItsMyName :
I was all for the OP paying half of the damage to the phone. But then when I heard the sister broke something of hers and tried to blame somebody else. I immediately changed my mind. This sister had no intention of apologizing or paying for the damage she did so why should OP pay her for half the phone. I called it a wash. But I’m petty like that.
2026-08-06 19:19:00
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🇨🇦taouioui🇺🇸(🇵🇷🇵🇹🇨🇻) :
Sounds like sister wanted an upgrade and let the baby "break it".
2026-08-06 19:46:37
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Crystal Jahn :
18 month old should not be unsupervised near a pool… even if for 20 seconds. A lot can happen in a split second.
2026-08-07 17:57:28
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Frosty Witty :
NTA or maybe ESH. But offering half is a more-than-fair compromise for a sister who seems to let a lot of shit happen.
2026-08-06 21:25:31
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homecrochetbyamber :
whoever was watching the kid at the time is responsible for the damages
2026-08-07 22:18:14
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polepourri :
If I was watching someone’s puppy, I would not leave my shoes out since puppies stereotypically chew on everything. And if I did leave them out and they were ruined, I would call myself a dingus and be more careful next time 🤷♀️
2026-08-06 18:32:04
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lilhannahjo :
Isn’t baby sitter responsible for the child so wouldn’t she be responsible for damages as well if parent was there and the child did that then yes parent should pay but baby sitter took on responsibility of child by baby sitting
2026-08-08 04:34:07
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Celine-F :
Time for sister to own up to not being a good person to leave your child with.
2026-08-07 19:52:09
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👩🏾🏫 21 Questions ❀ :
Nta… you don’t leave valuable things accessible to a baby without supervision. And the sister was the one supervising at that the time (based on how it sounds).
2026-08-06 18:28:45
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Carly Reaume 🇨🇦 :
I’m still rocking an iPhone 11 and it has been fully submerged in water a few times… I was under the assumption most phones made in the last 5 years or so are waterproof… 😅
2026-08-07 14:18:51
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Justanotheroutcast84 :
so she's in the habit of letting "the kids" damage things. 🤔
2026-08-06 23:33:28
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Texas-Buckeye-70 :
How did the baby get the phone? Get the phone close enough to the pool to throw it in without being caught you never take your eyes off a baby near a pool.
2026-08-06 21:40:40
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Courtney Cox :
NTA, you weren’t there and you have to take her word also?
2026-08-07 05:43:13
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Monomama :
If the kid has time to pick up the phone and chuck it in the pool then that woman wasn’t close enough to be supervising properly. Nta.
2026-08-07 16:05:42
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3lyssa :
Also, if the sister is supposed to be watching an 18 month old around a pool, regardless of the baby’s swimming ability, what else is she neglecting to watch over with the baby?!
2026-08-06 18:28:03
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stupid ass fuck :
She was watching him, she was responsible.
2026-08-06 19:26:46
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ADHDmom75 :
NTA. this was on her.
2026-08-06 18:30:50
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Kahli :
NTA why was she not watching that baby out by the pool!! why is this not the entire point?!
2026-08-07 00:14:06
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Irene :
So some important points:
- ops parents were watching the baby, the sister took it upon herself to take the child to the pool
- op said they were in the pool, so sister must have had the phone in the pool or near the pool the child to get it
- op said (in comments not read here) her son liked phones but never threw them
just trying to parse it out for anyone else needing the facts like a whodunit
Also, NTA, though not a fan of the jab about the other thing being returned broken as justification of not wanting to pay.
2026-08-06 21:20:28
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🍒🍄 📚Book Dragon Jenn🐉🍒🍄 :
I have older kids that like their electronics but my bestie has a toddler. They know to either watch their devices or keep away from the baby because their electronics are their responsibility.
2026-08-06 18:35:00
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Dr. Sweets :
NTA. It was the sister's idea to take the baby swimming. I will say the whole babysitter thing I don't know many that would take an 18 month baby near a pool to begin with so that's not really an argument in my opinion.
2026-08-06 18:38:45
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