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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - they asked to take the kids for a few days (which we LOVE obviously) and they're about an hour away.

If they'd told me in advance is probably have been okay with it?  I might have asked how long they knew the sitter and who it was - like is it a lifelong friend or some lady they heard about from a neighbor?

I'm sort of torn. I'm pretty careful about who I leave my kids with, but I get that they're a ton of work.   As an aside, they have a history of doing things I'm not sure I'm comfortable with. Like bringing a 2 year old home with sparkler burns or putting my tiny 7 year old in the front seat of a pickup without a booster. [/quote]

Wait, you in-laws took the kids for a few days (I assume to spend time with them), and they took a night off to go out to dinner?  They can go out to dinner any time they want when not having 100% responsibility for their grand-kids.  Which, according to you OP, they asked for.  Why on earth would they choose to go out to dinner.  Poor choice on their part IMO.  Plus, I would not be OK if my kids were left with a stranger (yes, grandparents sitter would be a stranger to me).  This is not ok.  My kids would not be allowed to go to grandparents home alone again until they were able to legally stay home by themselves.[/quote]

I agree with this poster -- they OFFERED to take the kids, then they pawn them off on a babysitter so they can go out to dinner?  That's awful!!  Lazy!!  [/quote]
You all need to chill.  They probably needed a break as they may have been worn out.  [/quote]

THEY offered to take the kids. If two adults can't handle a 4 & 7 year old, then they have no business offering to watch them. If they only realize this while they're watching them, then they should have called the parents who were an hour away and asked them to come get their kids. Leaving the children with a stranger to the parents was not some desperate option. [/quote]

They should have asked first.  I am in the "you offered to take the kids, why pawn them off on a sitter" camp.  I would be slightly pissed if it was someone I know (like the PP upthread whose babysitter was still in contact with her parents), and LIVID if it was someone I didn't.  I think you need to ASK someone if you can leave their kids with a sitter, no matter who they are or who you are.[/quote]

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