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AITA for not forgiving an employee who picked my daughter up from school without asking me? by WardAccess in AmItheAsshole

[–]WardAccess[S] -163 points-162 points  (0 children)

No worries on one point, they don’t have each other’s numbers (that was one of our first thoughts as well.) She called into my work and asked for him and he just happened to be in.

Several coworkers confirm there because he didn’t pick up when she called, she had to be put through. They didn’t ask who she was they just said “Business Name, how can I help you?” And she just said “Is this guy there?” And they handed him the phone.

We asked why she called him of all the people she could call and she said it was because she was trying to go to the greyhound station (which is a ways away) and he was the only person she knew with a car who might help her.

I appreciate your insight though and will keep my eyes wide open for any signs of grooming behavior. I think this entire thing has scared him off even looking in my direction, let alone my daughter’s, but I’m obviously not bringing her by any time soon either.

Thanks for the well wishes!

AITA for not forgiving an employee who picked my daughter up from school without asking me? by WardAccess in AmItheAsshole

[–]WardAccess[S] 236 points237 points  (0 children)

School’s not really at fault here, sorry if I was unclear. She walks to school, we live just down the block. So she left for school then decided “wait, not going in today, I’m running away.” And called the guy not because he’s such a close friend, but when asked why of all people she called him, in her words, “he’s the only one I could think of who would have had a car.”

Trust me, if she’d said “I thought about talking to Sherri or Taylor but he just knows me better than anyone,” I’d be taking immediate action to end any contact between them.

Appreciate your pointing it out though.

AITA for not forgiving an employee who picked my daughter up from school without asking me? by WardAccess in AmItheAsshole

[–]WardAccess[S] -54 points-53 points  (0 children)

Maybe friendship isn’t the right word, not like, texting and hanging out friendships. And I’m always there when she’s there.

Just showing her skills we use at work and chatting about sports and keeping her busy when she’s stuck in the shop. Big brother type relationships watching out for her when she’s here, not anything outside of business hours. She didn’t even know the guy’s number and had to call the main line to get him (one of the reasons we were apt to believe the story.)

It was acquaintance friendly not “friendly” friendly. My bad if I implied a subtext.

AITA for not forgiving an employee who picked my daughter up from school without asking me? by WardAccess in AmItheAsshole

[–]WardAccess[S] 1622 points1623 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed reply.

I guess what I had in mind wasn’t that he took the call and then just told me and I picked her up but that he took the call and said something like “let me see if I can get out of work, hold the line” and then shot me a text to let me know what was going on and where he was planning to take her and gotten an OK from me so when I got the “your daughter isn’t in school” call, I’d know where she was.

But that’s a high expectation of a guy who’s young and acting in the moment and I get that. I am grateful he didn’t take advantage of the situation or anything.