Babysitting is a big commitment, even when it’s for your grandchildren
You can love them so so much but you still need to take time for yourself to relax and unwind.
So when you plan to do absolutely nothing and someone else decides to try and change that it can be super annoying.
Well for one grandparent, this exact situation arose and now they’re wondering if they were in the wrong for standing their ground.
Taking to Reddit to vent, the mystery person wrote, “I’m in my late 50s, and in general last month with the holiday and then my job being rough the beginnings of the month I am tired.
“Today I can take a half day and this weekend I plan on doing nothing. This seems to be a problem. I got a call today asking if I could babysit the grandkids tomorrow night.
“They have to visit her uncle and doesn’t want to take the kids to the nursing home. I told my daughter-in-law no. She asked why and I told her I needed to recharge.”
This didn’t seem to be a good enough reason for the daughter-in-law as she lashed out, branding the Redditor selfish.
Even the writer’s own son got involved, agreeing with his wife and her harsh words. Now the mystery individual is wondering if they’re wrong for not backing down.
Luckily for them, it seemed that the whole Reddit community was on their side.
“This is a visit. It’s not an emergency situation. They are not entitled to you babysitting even if they are your grandkids. You’re allowed to set boundaries,” commented one person.
Another penned, “You don’t owe them anything. A grandparent is not a built-in babysitter. Anything babysitting you do is a favour, and it should be under your conditions.”
A third appeared to agree writing, “You are not obligated to explain yourself to anyone. The entitlement of your daughter-in-law and your son is ridiculous. Please remember in the future ‘No’ is a complete sentence and you don’t have to add any explanation.”
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