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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I’m a pretty good daughter and DIL, but if my mom or MIL bailed on planned childcare because I didn’t say “goodbye” correctly the last time she came to visit, I would be pissed.

Not everyone can take off work easily at the last minute.  DH and I would both have to find people to cover.  This time of year, it would probably mean asking someone to cancel their vacation.  The alternative of hiring a stranger to watch your sick child is awful.  Even if they are professional and well-paid.

I don’t know the whole situation, but this would be really hard for me to come back from, OP.  I think you need to suck it up and go.  Next time, tell them you can’t do it from the beginning, so they can make alternate arrangements.  
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This is over dramatic.  It’s a tonsillectomy that can be rescheduled to a time when parents can take time off.  Sure, there may be situations in which that will create difficulties for the parents. Being a working parent is HARD. But, Parents are not entitled to free childcare from GPs.  I think in OP’s particular situation, the degree she’s obligated to show up is linked to how long parents have to make other arrangements. [/quote]

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