I remember I was babysitting with my friend and we were in charge of her little brother until their mom came home. I went upstairs to my friend's room so that I could get some peace and quiet because I was trying to complete some homework. She stayed downstairs on the couch watching TV while he went outside and played. There were other kids out there and they all were playing kick ball, baseball, tag and other stuff. All of a sudden there was this crash and some loud, hysterical crying. I rushed down the steps and my friend was already at the door. Turns out her little brother had peddled head first into another kid on a bike and he hit his head pretty far. However, his mom was there and she witnessed the whole thing. So my friend and I figured that we were not going to be held responsible for the incident. After all, we were not there to see it or stop it right?
Wrong! We were held responsible because technically the little boy was still under our supervision even though his mother was present during the accident. Had the accident took place after we knew his mother was back and she clarified that we did not need to watch her son, then the accident would not have been on our watch.
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