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By diana43 - 29/07/2016 05:53 - United States - Oklahoma City

Today, my selfish stepdaughter asked if her son could stay with me and my husband until Thursday this week because she really needs "some time to herself." This is the first time I've have a week off in almost 5 years and when I told her this she said "Okay, so would Tuesday be better?" FML
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InfiniteSunshine 32

She needs to grow up, I understand parents need time to themselves, but she's a mother now, her kid is her own responsibility and if she didn't want to take this responsibility, she shouldn't have had a kid. She's going to have to deal with the fact that she won't get time to herself sometimes, comes with the job of being a parent. She should not be pawning her child off on to you, especially since you clearly need time to yourself too. Approaching this situation is simple though, just tell her, "no." No, I will not take care of your kid, I haven't had time off in forever, I want to spend it by myself, not chasing after a child.

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HelloBl4nk3t 5

did you never want to drop the kid off somewhere to have some time to yourself? I don't think she is selfish for wanting some time off as well, but she could also ask someone else.

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InfiniteSunshine 32

She needs to grow up, I understand parents need time to themselves, but she's a mother now, her kid is her own responsibility and if she didn't want to take this responsibility, she shouldn't have had a kid. She's going to have to deal with the fact that she won't get time to herself sometimes, comes with the job of being a parent. She should not be pawning her child off on to you, especially since you clearly need time to yourself too. Approaching this situation is simple though, just tell her, "no." No, I will not take care of your kid, I haven't had time off in forever, I want to spend it by myself, not chasing after a child.

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nightingale21 7

While i mostly agree i feel like you're being harsh on the mother. We have absolutely 0 backstory beyond her calling the mother selfish. "Sometimes" she won't have time to herself but what if she's a single mother of a toddler? That's no time to herself ever.

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InfiniteSunshine 32

My mom was a single mother at age 20, so I have sympathy that it might be difficult, but I still do not as well because it's her job to make it work, she got herself into that situation. You have a kid, that kid is your responsibility 100% of the time, comes with the territory. You're a parent, you signed up for having a kid around and not having as much free time. The fact that you can't pawn your kid off on other people to get that free time, is not the other people's fault because it is not their job to take care of your kid. It is however your job to take care of your kid, if you become a parent, expect your kid will be around the vast majority of the time and you will have to care for them.

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ChristinePi 36

That's when you tell her to find someone else.

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HelloBl4nk3t 5

did you never want to drop the kid off somewhere to have some time to yourself? I don't think she is selfish for wanting some time off as well, but she could also ask someone else.

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humbugbah 9

So just say you can't do it, I don't see what your frustration is all about. Sounds to me like you just need a reason to bitch about your stepdaughter. It also sounds like, based on her reply, that you weren't clear on whether or not you could take the kid for a few days or at all. If all you said was, "OMG this is my only week off!" Did you expect her to read your mind? Some grandparents would KILL to spend their week off with their grandkid. For all you know she's hurt, too, because here she was trying to let you be, I don't know, HER MOTHER, by helping her out and spending time with her kid, and you respond by acting like a stressed out teenager who's soooo angry their parent doesn't respect them! Except in reality you're the parent. She's the daughter. I don't care how old the daughter is or was when you came into her life. Even adults need parents, and you are kind of dropping the ball here.

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MrsHumanFrog 19

Do you not consider her son your Grandchild? My parents Ask to keep my son because they want to spend time with their Grandson, and I Ask to keep my step-son, and go pick him up because blood or not he's my kid and I love him. I understand you want and need your time off, but offering a day or two would be nice. unless you don't treat them like family because of the word "step".

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