Today, my son-in-law's parents were saying it was a shame our kids were so busy working that they have to babysit all day, four days a week. Me and my wife babysit three days a week, which is when we realised our kids have basically tricked us four grandparents into raising their baby all week, including weekends. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out why the parents whose children I babysit use me so often and on such short notice. It's not because they have abrupt nights out; it's because their kids hate me, and me being around is their way of punishing them. 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, my wife hates being a mom so much that our daughter is practically being raised by her grandparents, due to how often she just drops her at their house, multiple times a week. I of course pick her straight up as soon as I finish work, but it’s her bedtime only an hour later. This is not good. FML
Today, my newborn son is only four days-old. My in-laws have been over five times already. FML
Today, my husband volunteered to babysit our friends' kids while they go on their honeymoon. The problem is I hate kids, especially the younger ones who are noisy and require a lot of attention, and yet I know as the woman I’ll be expected to do most of the work looking after them. FML
Today, two weeks after giving my daughter-in-law a severe scolding for forcing my son to do chores and babysit the kids on his days off, I went to visit them and found out that they'd changed the locks, so my key no longer works. FML
Today, I agreed to babysit my baby nephew for a week while his parents flew abroad for the MIL’s funeral. I had hoped having a baby around might convince my wife to consider having kids. Nope. She got so sick of the baby, she moved into a hotel until my sister comes home. FML
Today, I called my usual babysitter, one of the few people who can handle my difficult kids, to ask her to watch them for a night next week. She refused. It turns out my wife has been repeatedly underpaying her and she's fed up with it. So long date nights, I guess. FML
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, my dad and stepmom insisted on having a babysitter stay with me while they go off on their 3-week vacation. I'm 22 and work full-time. FML
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WhataStrangeTripThisIs 24
I think it's more about the deception than anything. I wouldn't mind Helping with my grandchildren, but all the grandparents doing everything and actual parents lying to do anything is so sketch.
Warp1978 15
If you're not up for it then speak to them or better yet, teach it something really inappropriate. 😁
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Warp1978 15
If you're not up for it then speak to them or better yet, teach it something really inappropriate. 😁
RichardPencil 32
You mean you've been blessed to be invited in to the raising of your grandchildren? You should have an attitude of gratitude or move to a different latitude.
Plop 17
Stop with the platitudes!
RichardPencil 32
Whassa mattitude?
WhataStrangeTripThisIs 24
I think it's more about the deception than anything. I wouldn't mind Helping with my grandchildren, but all the grandparents doing everything and actual parents lying to do anything is so sketch.
BloodyButUnbowed 32
If there weren't real live children involved, I'd find this hilarious.
sweetpotato 12
smart kids.