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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was the funniest thing I've ever read.

I've had chocolate shipped from where I live (another COUNTRY) and while it's nice treat (and talk about overseas shipping) I can't imagine being as pissed off as the OP.

[b]And she just watched the kids while you went away.

And seriously, OP...grow the F up.[/b][/quote]

This.  [b]The woman just babysat for you for free. [/b] Consider it payment in kind, OP.[/quote]

This is stupid. It was a kindness to schedule the grandparents weekend with the children. It’s so annoying how some people assume everyone is begging for free babysitting. Guess what? It’s a ton more work to get the house ready for a MIl/FIL visit. I would MUCH rather schedule a sleepover with one of my kids friends or even hire a college aged babysitter to watch them. The grandparents are always asking for more time with the grandkids so this was probably a way to say yes to the request. At least that’s how it would be in my family.

There must be a lot of entitled and delusional grandparents on this board.

I can’t imagine opening someone else’s birthday present, let alone thinking spending time with your grandchildren means you can do whatever you want and all boundaries are temporarily suspended. Nobody needs or wants babysitting that much. (I sure don’t.) And to pretend that it’s a quid pro quo when it’s actually going out of my way to say yes to the grandparents’ request is just gross.

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I get so tired of hearing it was kind of the parents to allow grandparents to babysit.   :twisted: [/quote]

It is a kindness when it is not only unnecessary because there are other local family, friends and sitters to do so, but it’s an extra burden to clean and cook and host them as houseguests. When I have my local aunt babysit for one night, I drop my kids off and pick them up the next day, no fuss. When my parents or ILs visit, they stay several days, and it’s a production. It’s worth it to maintain the relationship, but it is actually harder than just dropping off with my aunt—and we take her dogs when she travels, so it’s win-win.[/quote]

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