The man says his sister-in-law has a tendency to ask others to do thinks that she should probably do herself
- A man says he was shocked when his sister-in-law requested that he change her baby’s diaper — while she was in the room
- The man writes on Reddit that his sister-in-law often asks for odd favors when it comes to her child, but thinks this time went too far
- He told the woman that he wasn’t comfortable changing her child’s daughter – and now the Internet is weighing in
A man says his sister-in-law requested that he change her baby’s diaper — and he said no.
In a post shared on Reddit, the man writes that his wife’s sister and her husband had a baby two years again and, since then, have a tendency to “ask for people to do stuff that I would think they’d do themselves.”
“They’ll come over our house (they live an hour away) and they’ll ask ahead of time if we have their kid’s favorite crackers on hand,” he writes as an example.
And, when one of them leaves the room, they often ask others to be “in charge” of the baby, “even if the other parent is right there, just scrolling on their phone or something,” he adds.
“The other day, we’re having a dinner at MIL’s house when the baby had a poopy diaper. SIL looks at me and say in the sweetest voice ‘Uncle (my name), can you change the diaper?’ ” he writes.
He continues: “I answered, politely, ‘No, I’m sorry, I don’t do that.’ “
When the woman asked why, the man responded, “I don’t do other people’s kid’s diapers if their mom or dad is around. I mean if I’m babysitting, sure thing, but yea – if the parents are around – I just feel like it’s their job,” he writes.
When the sister-in-law said he was making her feel “selfish,” he responded: “Not trying to make you feel any way, just telling you a boundary is all.”
“The table got really awkward as she got up and did the diaper. Afterwards my wife blamed me for making SIL feel bad and said I could’ve just changed the diaper,” he writes.
Other Reddit users are weighing in on the situation, with many expressing shock that the sister-in-law asked in the first place.
“She should’ve done it herself then,” wrote one commenter, adding that the man was “WAY nicer than I would’ve been.
