Today, on my family vacation, I tried to put my foot down and declare that my daughter would absolutely not be babysitting anyone's kids. Everyone got mad and made us go home. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I realized the only reason I was invited to go on vacation with my extended family was so I could babysit everyone's children while the adults go out and have fun. FML
Today, I informed my daughter-in-law that I’m a granny, not an unpaid, on-call 24/7 babysitter, and no, I will not be babysitting her kids all day so she can go to an all-day brunch with her similarly selfish girlfriends. She threw an actual tantrum and threatened to put me in a home. FML
Today, all I wanted was to take my two kids and their two favourite cousins to the beach on their last day of vacation together. My mother-in-law went into full beast mode, shouting about how I'm always roaming around and being irresponsible. The kids never meet and are from different cities. FML
Today, I've been on vacation with my friend and his family for a week. Apparently, his idea of a vacation includes constant screaming arguments with his wife, while their kids sob in the living room. I tried to take the kids out once and got a lecture on boundaries, which started another huge fight. FML
Today, I lost my job because my mom and stepdad forced me to go on our family vacation, even though my time off got rejected. FML
Today, I was coming home from a much-needed vacation. The time I spent on the plane consisted of kids screaming and throwing tantrums. One of them managed to give me a black eye with a shoe. Their mom pretended to be asleep so I'd have to deal with her kids for her. FML
Today, my parents canceled our trip to Greece because my siblings were being brats. When I tried to point out that I wasn't doing anything, they just shrugged and said, "Sorry honey." FML
Today, my mom spent an hour lecturing me on how I'm a doormat who lets people walk all over me, and that I needed to be more assertive. So I stood up and told my dad, no, I am not going on that forestry camp he wants me to go to. Mom sat silently by as he screamed and grounded me for the entire summer. FML
Today, both of my daughters were having an argument because my youngest has decided that she doesn't want kids. I defended her decision and my oldest daughter told me to STFU and called me a hypocrite. I slapped her across the face for her disrespect and now she's threatening to press charges. FML
Today, while on holiday in Melbourne, I begged my wife to take a day off from yelling angrily at our 4 year-old. A few hours later, she was cursing and yelling in front of gathering onlookers because he didn't want to go inside LegoLand. FML
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Top comments
TomeDr 25
How DARE you take away their free babysitter! 😂 Great job sticking up for your kid!!
Charlie Given 28
So you were invited to be child care & not as part of the family?
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Comments (7)
TomeDr 25
How DARE you take away their free babysitter! 😂 Great job sticking up for your kid!!
Charlie Given 28
So you were invited to be child care & not as part of the family?
mike3775 39
That shows exactly what your family thinks of you and your daughter. Great job on standing up for your daughter and now you know what family members to drop contact with
SAgirl 23
You are a good parent.
anonymous17 21
youre a great parent thank you so much for not making your kid babysit other kids, they just wanted a free babysitter anyway
longnight83 9
Yes, your life sucks, but good on you for standing up for your daughter.
juggalo2 22
It's a family vacation. That means there is give and take. You get a subsidized vacation. You have to help watch the kids. You go to an exotic locale, you have to help clean up. See, if you were paying for the vacation yourself they can't make you go home. They wanted something in exchange, and you insisted on getting something for free, and now you've got nothing. You [don't] pays your money and you makes your choice. And I already know I'm in the minority on this issue, so bring on the downvotes.