Kids, Scams, Parents and Grandparents: You got played

You got played

By Anonymous - 01/08/2021 22:01

Today, my son-in-law's parents were saying it was a shame our kids were so busy working that they have to babysit all day, four days a week. Me and my wife babysit three days a week, which is when we realised our kids have basically tricked us four grandparents into raising their baby all week, including weekends. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/03/2013 14:41 - United States - Modesto

Today, I found out why the parents whose children I babysit use me so often and on such short notice. It's not because they have abrupt nights out; it's because their kids hate me, and me being around is their way of punishing them. FML

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Unpaid

By Anonymous - 12/01/2022 10:59

Today, I informed my daughter-in-law that I’m a granny, not an unpaid, on-call 24/7 babysitter, and no, I will not be babysitting her kids all day so she can go to an all-day brunch with her similarly selfish girlfriends. She threw an actual tantrum and threatened to put me in a home. FML

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Bad omen

By Anonymous - 14/08/2023 22:00

Today, my wife hates being a mom so much that our daughter is practically being raised by her grandparents, due to how often she just drops her at their house, multiple times a week. I of course pick her straight up as soon as I finish work, but it’s her bedtime only an hour later. This is not good. FML

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LEAVE US ALONE

By Crowded House - 12/07/2019 12:28

Today, my newborn son is only four days-old. My in-laws have been over five times already. FML

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Madhouse

By Anonymous - 29/08/2023 14:00

Today, my husband volunteered to babysit our friends' kids while they go on their honeymoon. The problem is I hate kids, especially the younger ones who are noisy and require a lot of attention, and yet I know as the woman I’ll be expected to do most of the work looking after them. FML

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Baby fever

By Anonymous - 26/02/2024 14:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I agreed to babysit my baby nephew for a week while his parents flew abroad for the MIL’s funeral. I had hoped having a baby around might convince my wife to consider having kids. Nope. She got so sick of the baby, she moved into a hotel until my sister comes home. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/08/2013 17:13 - United States - Honolulu

Today, I realized the only reason I was invited to go on vacation with my extended family was so I could babysit everyone's children while the adults go out and have fun. FML

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Family day

By Anonymous - 09/06/2023 01:30 - India - Puducherry

Today, all I wanted was to take my two kids and their two favourite cousins to the beach on their last day of vacation together. My mother-in-law went into full beast mode, shouting about how I'm always roaming around and being irresponsible. The kids never meet and are from different cities. FML

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Whine dad

By Anonymous - 09/01/2022 16:59

Today, whenever I leave my husband alone with the kids, he still refers to it as "babysitting", especially when he’s complaining about it to his brothers as the reason he never has fun anymore. I always assumed dads were parents too, not unpaid babysitters who get to whine about it. FML

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Shackled

By Merserve - 09/07/2020 02:00

Today, I went over to confront my parents about how my siblings always get to visit and all I do when I’m over is work on their house or take care of grandma. My mom was very upset. Then she snuck out with my sister, leaving me to take care of grandma until she got back. FML

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WhataStrangeTripThisIs 23

Monday 2 August 2021 1:17

I think it's more about the deception than anything. I wouldn't mind Helping with my grandchildren, but all the grandparents doing everything and actual parents lying to do anything is so sketch.

Warp1978 15

Monday 2 August 2021 0:04

If you're not up for it then speak to them or better yet, teach it something really inappropriate. 😁

Comments

Warp1978 15

Monday 2 August 2021 0:04

If you're not up for it then speak to them or better yet, teach it something really inappropriate. 😁

RichardPencil 30

Monday 2 August 2021 0:13

You mean you've been blessed to be invited in to the raising of your grandchildren? You should have an attitude of gratitude or move to a different latitude.

Plop 17

Monday 2 August 2021 3:51

Stop with the platitudes!

RichardPencil 30

Monday 2 August 2021 3:58

Whassa mattitude?

WhataStrangeTripThisIs 23

Monday 2 August 2021 1:17

I think it's more about the deception than anything. I wouldn't mind Helping with my grandchildren, but all the grandparents doing everything and actual parents lying to do anything is so sketch.