Actually I do have a view but wonder if others agree.
Will start by saying this is none of my business so IABU in discussing but anyway...
My friend is 59 and has never had children. She has a partner who is generally pretty hopeless with anything at all practical. She used to work with a woman who is younger and has one child aged just two. The younger friend was invited, verbally to a mutual friend's wedding many months ago and the child was included. Then almost immediately, the bride realised the venue wasn't suitable and said sorry, no children. This was more than six months before the wedding.
Friend with child went mad and went on and on about how awful this was so my friend offered to babysit the child for the whole day and evening. A little girl whom she has never even met. The friend has a childminder who she could have used for the whole day and overnight ( does this for work all the time) but accepted this offer to save money. She even requested they stay at the wedding overnight and went sad when friend said sorry but no.
I'm just aghast that my friend even offered. She doesn't want to do it and has literally no idea what a child of this age can or can't do ( we've tried to explain). Her friend is surely both selfish to ask and cruel to such a young child to leave her for 12 hours with a stranger, in a strange house and a stranger who has no idea at all? The wedding is about an hour's drive away.
It's today. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but am expecting a stressed call any time now.
Please don't say mind your own business, I know that.
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AIBU?
Just can't decide which of these two women is most stupid.
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MatildaTheCat · 10/12/2016 14:33
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