AITA for using nanny-camera footage to prove our babysitter lied?
AITAOur babysitter, Talia, said our toddler had fallen while running. A bruise appeared near his shoulder, and her account changed slightly when my partner asked again.
We had a visible living-room camera that Talia knew existed, but we had told her it was used only when the house was empty. I checked the recording.
It showed Talia looking at her phone while our son climbed a chair and fell. I sent the clip to her and ended the arrangement immediately.
Talia admits she was distracted but says I violated the camera agreement and recorded several private phone calls during previous shifts. She wants all footage deleted and says the lie came from panic, not an attempt to hide serious harm.
I deleted unrelated recordings but kept the fall clip in case the bruise required medical follow-up. My son was fine.
I used a tool outside its stated purpose because I suspected dishonesty and was correct. Being correct has made it easy to skip over the promise I broke to find out.