"I was recently at my sister's house, taking care of her two kids, ages 8 and 11 while she and my brother-in-law were out of town for a friend's wedding. I made a major blunder. One night, I decided to make some beef stew and took what I thought was a bottle of inexpensive red wine to add to the ingredients. It was great, so I looked up the label-turns out the bottle was an expensive one, in the $300 range!"
"I would come clean. You made a mistake. One that, in the grand scheme of things, isn't all that bad. Yes, it's an expensive bottle of wine, but there are worse things. Plus, if you don't come clean, this could cause a major rift between her and her mother-in-law for years to come. It's up to your sister to figure out how to handle the situation after she learns the truth, but honesty is the best policy here, especially because the stakes are so low for you. I doubt your sister will cut you out of her life over a bottle of wine, but she might be hurt if she later finds out you hid something from her."
A babysitter accidentally used an expensive $300 bottle of wine while cooking and consumed the remainder to hide the mistake. The bottle went missing and was suspected to have been taken by the sister-in-law's mother, creating potential family tension. The recommended response is to confess the error, offer to replace the bottle, and accept responsibility. Honesty is urged to prevent a lasting rift between family members. Replacing the bottle demonstrates good faith and lets the sister decide how to handle her relationship with her mother-in-law.
Read at Slate Magazine
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