Am I right to be peeved off?

I feel your pain. None of my family will commit to having our kids even though we have returned the favour x 100. It's like they are looking for the tiniest thread of excuse to say no.
 
Yes, YABU.

You're asking about the 27th - it's perfectly reasonable for people not to have plans for this date organised from August. Just because you ask early doesn't mean they have to agree if they haven't got anything planned *yet*.
 
Well it works both ways I suppose.

Just to make it clear, I don't expect anything from my parents. In fact I rarely ask for anything. I was asking a favour that's all.
 
Nodiggidy123 said:
Well it works both ways I suppose.

Just to make it clear, I don't expect anything from my parents. In fact I rarely ask for anything. I was asking a favour that's all. Not like I don't help them from time to time.
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Sounds like you assumed they'd do it, though? Why not just book a baby sitter at the point where your parents weren't sure what they were doing :confused:
 
The dithering with no answer is annoying, but she's probably doing you a favour anyway. Who on earth wants yet another huge meal after christmas and boxing day (even if someone else is paying) ?

At least you now know for the future: anything that isn't "yes" is a "no".
 
Nodiggidy123 said:
Well it works both ways I suppose.

Just to make it clear, I don't expect anything from my parents. In fact I rarely ask for anything. I was asking a favour that's all.
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You're asking the same binary emotionally ignorant audience that think it's your own fault for living vaguely close to a river when your house floods. You won't get any support.
 
Without knowing history, its hard to know..If theyve flaked on you before and this a common behaviour, i guess its ok to be frustrated..Unless your kids are monsters :o

but if its just a one off, you may well be out of order. If someone asked me to babysit around christmas, id reply in the same manner because while I know ill be doing several things around that date, i dont have exact specifics yet.
 
Look at it from the other way round.

Your parents ask you to baby sit your Grand Parents, while they go out for a slap up meal. :D
 
Basher said:
Well if you'd organised babysitters at the point I mentioned, you wouldn't have asked your parents again and wouldn't have been disappointed. So i guess you said you hadn't.
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I thought my mum and dad might like to spent some alone time with my son so I asked again.

I'd always prefer he stays with more familiar faces if possible.
 
These are the hallmarks of a Mumsnet / AIBU thread :D

Nodiggidy123 said:
Sorry. Got mixed up and auto correct messing me about.
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howiepoohs said:
What?

No, you are not "entitled" to her as your free baby sitter. It's entirely up to her what she does and up to you to find an alternative and maybe pay for it.
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Nix said:
Passive aggression or simply didn't want to outright tell you no.
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Amleto said:
Yes, YABU.
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And yes OP, YABU :p
 
Housey said:
You seem to assume she should make time to accommodate you. If that isn't the case, when she was unable to give you a quick answer you should have made alternative arrangements if it was going to cause you a problem to wait for her to have a clear view if she could help. So no you are not right to be annoyed, your mum has her own life too, time you respected that a little more I'd suggest.
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100% this, you come across as a tad entitled in the OP.
 
hondo said:
Look at it from the other way round.

Your parents ask you to baby sit your Grand Parents, while they go out for a slap up meal. :D
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Already done that a few times when my dad wasn't around and my nan had a fall.

Personally I'm very family orientated and would do as much as I could to help them out. Just got to except some people are not.
 
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