About my Gran and babysitting?

[DooinMeCleanin]

I asked her if she would babysit for me on Saturday night. She said no but she had babysat the last Saturday night and she wasn't actually going anywhere, so I decided since she had babysat last week and was staying in she mustn't really mean no and so I dropped the kids off anyway.

She wasn't best pleased. So WIBU?

[itisnearlysummer]

I don't believe this is real.

I don't believe anyone would do this.

Having said that, my BIL does this...

[Happymm]

Yep, you were :o

[MrsRhettButler]

is this about something else?

[springbokscantjump]

You're joking right? This is reversed right?

Because surely no-one would do this and think they were being reasonable.

[uselesscamhs]

YABVVU. If this isn't another wind up thread.

[SenoritaViva]

wind up

[thiscantbehappening]

YANBU. She wasnt going anywhere, probably just sat watching the Lottery like most old people on a Sat night.

[WriterofDreams]

I get your meaning Dooin.

[supersewer]

You can.tbe serious, of all the selfish people! You that is,not your gran!

[BabyDubsEverywhere]

Are you actually the Gran??

[WriterofDreams]

Oh and YANBU. If she was sitting in the house she clearly wanted to babysit. If she didn't want to babysit she should have gone out.

[itisnearlysummer]

I think this is the gran.

[DooinMeCleanin]

Thank you WriterofDreams and thiscantbehappening. How was I meant to know she meant no just because she said no ? She'd babysat the last week for me.

[elmofan]

I doubt she will ever babysit again for you .

[GeekCool]

children should be banned from the internet

[DooinMeCleanin]

Children should be banned from most places GeekCool and dogs and cats, but that wasn't my question .

[Portofino]

Aaaah - I get it!

[shirleyshortcut]

i guess this is something to do with rape

just guessing

[DooinMeCleanin]

Yes you are right shirley. If the meaning of no is clear in this context why do people get so confused about it's meaning when it comes to something as personal as sex?

[darleneoconnor]

good point re:consent

[darleneoconnor]

in answer to your 2nd question it is so that people who have been victims can kid themselves that they haven't and that people who have been rapists can kid themselves that they aren't.

A big chunk of our society is in mass denial.

[GeekCool]

Ah so saying yes once means an unwritten expression of agreement for all future acts.

Obviously.

[thiscantbehappening]

Cant we just stick to the grandma babysitting issue?

[shirleyshortcut]

was granny wearing a miniskirt