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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/ThankYouMrBen on 2023-09-21 23:13:09.
My wife and I have small children (under 5 years old). So does the couple next door. The way our street is set up, our “front” doors face each other (they’re on the sides of our houses), and are only separated by about 15-20 feet. You can easily see inside one house from the other if the doors are open.
The couple next door and my wife had a discussion when I wasn’t around, and all agreed that if one of the couples decided to go out, we could just give the baby monitor to the other couple to “watch” the kids. In fairness to them, they only said they’d do this while the kids were asleep (so they’re not leaving kids unsupervised and awake), and the signal for the baby monitor DOES reach from one house to the next. When I heard the idea, I immediately said no. What if there’s a fire or some other emergency? What if the monitor’s signal gets disconnected and we don’t realize it? What if the kids wake up to find an empty house? My wife begrudgingly told the other couple the deal was off, and they’ve been cold to me ever since. So reddit, AITA?