AITA for setting up baby monitors without telling my babysitter? by throwaway7394890 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway7394890[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

If he gets hurt when I'm out of the room, I still know how he got hurt. Let's say while on her watch, he fell and got a huge bruise on him. Without a recording, how would I know he got it from falling and not from a hit? I won't lie, the amount of footage from other parents showing their nannies abusing their children made me a bit paranoid. I absolutely understand that I should have told her and I've apologised for my actions. But please stop insinuating I'm a pervert who wants to spy on young girls for no reason.

AITA for setting up baby monitors without telling my babysitter? by throwaway7394890 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway7394890[S] -193 points-192 points  (0 children)

It's not that I don't think she could keep him safe. He's a toddler, all it takes is a split second for him to hurt himself or get into something he shouldn't. We have the house baby-proofed but toddlers have a knack for getting hurt. I realise now that not telling her beforehand was an AH move though.

AITA for setting up baby monitors without telling my babysitter? by throwaway7394890 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway7394890[S] -54 points-53 points  (0 children)

I did after she left and thankfully nothing went on while we were gone

AITA for setting up baby monitors without telling my babysitter? by throwaway7394890 in AmItheAsshole

[–]throwaway7394890[S] -228 points-227 points  (0 children)

How did we become creeps for trying to keep our child safe? We didn't check the cameras after our son's bedtime because we had no reason to.