... if you ask someone to watch your child for a whole day a little token of appreciation wouldn't go amiss?
Background: Friends from other side of the country had a funeral to go to and didn't want to take their 4 year old. They asked if I could have him. Bit of a pain for me as I wouldn't normally have my 3yo that day (only my 6mo) but I thought it would be weird for me to have friend's DS without mine in the house. So I rearranged to have my DS so he'd have someone to play with.
Thought it'd just be while they were at the service itself (totally understandable), but turns out they didn't want him at the wake either. I ended up providing 7 hours of childcare, including 2 meals!
Obviously I couldn't say no under the circumstances, and although knackering it was fine - my DS had a great time. I was just a bit surprised they didn't turn up to collect their DS at the end of the day with a bottle of wine or something to say thanks. That's what I would've done if the situation were reversed. AIBU?