{"id":84221,"date":"2024-10-09T09:36:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=84221"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T02:36:11","slug":"my-neighbor-asked-my-daughter-to-babysit-for-a-week-and-then-refused-to-pay-i-was-furious-and-taught-her-a-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/my-neighbor-asked-my-daughter-to-babysit-for-a-week-and-then-refused-to-pay-i-was-furious-and-taught-her-a-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"My neighbor asked my daughter to babysit for a week and then refused to pay \u2013 I was furious and taught her a lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucy came through the door, her face pallid and wet with tears. I froze, the sight of her so unexpected and sh0cking that I remained motionless for a time.\n

My daughter didn\u2019t weep often, and when she did, it wasn\u2019t like this: tears clinging to her lashes, her chest rising and falling with ragged breaths, her entire body radiating pain.\n

\u201cLucy?\u201d I ran to her side and placed my hands on her shoulders. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d\n

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She didn\u2019t respond straight immediately, instead shook her head and swiped at her cheeks, attempting to put herself together. But I could tell the fight in her was gone, which made my gut churn.\n

I took her by the shoulders and gently guided her to sit on the couch.\n

Her hands trembled as she fidgeted with the sleeve of her sweater, and I waited, my pulse racing as I attempted to prepare for whatever had shattered her so completely.\n

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Finally, Lucy looked up at me, her voice just above a whisper. \u201cMom, she\u2026 she wouldn\u2019t pay me.\u201d\n

I blinked, perplexed. \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Who?\u201d\n

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