A woman pretty recently broke things off with her now ex after she learned she was pregnant and he acted poorly about the news.
Since she and her ex lived together when she broke up with him, she had to obviously move out, and so her brother let her live with him and his family in the meantime.
“My pregnancy has been extremely rough, and my ex wouldn’t leave me alone so my sister-in-law insisted I stay with them for the duration of my pregnancy so that they could make sure I was okay,” she explained.
She moved in with her brother, his wife, and their 15-year-old daughter, Amelia. Now, she was always extremely tight with Amelia as she babysat her frequently as a child.
Little did she know, as soon as she moved in with her brother and his family, Amelia began gathering information on her and texting it to her ex.
Eventually, her sister-in-law discovered what Amelia was doing, and told her all about it. She confronted Amelia and wanted to know why she was doing this.
Amelia sobbed as she defended her actions, saying that she had heard her say to her brother and sister-in-law that she was missing her ex.
Apparently, her ex had turned around and told Amelia he missed her and was concerned about her and their unborn baby, so he convinced Amelia to help him out by spying.
When her brother found out about Amelia’s spying, he was beyond angry and demanded that she let them all see her phone and the information she had shared.
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“From the messages, we found out that she was giving him information, pictures, and videos of me in exchange for money,” she said.
As punishment, her brother forced Amelia to take the money and give it to her, and then he also grounded Amelia on top of it.
Days after this all went down, she ended up being home alone with Amelia. Amelia pleaded with her to return the money she earned from her ex because Amelia’s parents couldn’t pay for some very expensive art classes she desperately wanted to take.
Amelia also apologized, but she refused to return the money to Amelia. Amelia only started crying again after hearing this.
“I did confront my ex about it but he was not apologetic at all and told me I should’ve let her keep the money since she was just a kid and this was all of his doing, not hers,” she concluded.
“He also said he wouldn’t have had to resort to this if I had just spoken to him myself like an adult.”
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“…Don’t give the money back, it was your brother that made her give you the money and therefore was the punishment. Giving her the money back would be going against the brother’s punishment.”
“She was taking money to provide information to your ex. I don’t care what someone’s intentions are, that is a dangerous game to play.”
“This could have had a very real and negative outcome and your niece should not be rewarded for her actions regardless of what her intent was.”
“If your ex had been even SLIGHTLY more unhinged, you could very well have been hurt or even killed because of Amelia’s actions.”
“Amelia needs to understand that you never reveal personal information about ANYBODY to someone else without that person’s express permission.
“Your niece is 15, not 5, she should’ve known better. It was not her business to get involved with you and your ex.”
“Your ex is terrible for paying your niece to be his personal spy.”
“She is 15 years old. That is old enough to understand right from wrong, and definitely old enough to where she needs to have consequences for her decisions.”
“It was not all your ex’s doing at all – he could not have done this without your niece’s agreement. If she is to learn from this event, she cannot profit from it in any way.”
“Also, don’t buy what your ex is telling you. When he said he would not have resorted to this if you had done something else – this is typical behavior of a bully and an abuser – they will try to turn around the blame for their bad behavior onto the victim.”
“Ultimately, he made the decision to pay your niece to spy on you, so this is entirely on his (and her) shoulders. Not yours.”
“Also save those texts for custody to show how unhinged this man is.”
“GET SCREENSHOTS OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS YOUR NIECE HAD WITH YOUR EX. A judge will be very unimpressed by a grown man using a child to stalk his pregnant ex. Make sure to apply for sole custody.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say about all this here.