to expect my Mother is look after my son....

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while my childminder is on holiday, and not ask for £200!!

Yes.

Although she is not allowed to charge you for it.

You pay your childminder, why not your mother for doing the same job?

More info needed. How old is your mother, how old is your son, does your mother work? Is your son a brat?!

yes, he's not her child

YABU to expect her to do it, but asking for £200 when a simple "No" will do is taking the piss.

Is she a registered childminder? If not, she isn't allowed to charge for it. If you're going to pay £200, you should look at the costs of other childminders in the area and see if any have a temp place....

YANBU to ask her if she would be willing to and to hope she might, but YABU to expect her too!

yabu

You can ask her to help out, but she's under no obligation to say yes.

YABU to expect your mum to take care of your son at all imo. It's a favour after all. It would be nice if she'd agree to help you out, out of the goodness of her heart though.

Bit at your mum's request for £200 but does she work herself? Because if so she might have to take the week as unpaid so be out of pocket. Otherwise SIBU to ask for so much money.

YABU to 'expect' her to.

What everyone else said.

but she offered to have him for me so I could still work, it was only today that she asked for the money!

I should have worded my OP better, no I don't expect her to have him at all, I don't expect her to want paying!

In that case then no YANBU if she offered and then says she wanst paying.

So it wasn't mentioned when she offered?

she is bu then.

no she didn't mention that she wanted any money, I was a bit when I went to pick him up, If I'd have known I would have found a temp CM

Is she trying to make a point to you for some reason?

So she offered to look after your little one so you could work, no mention of money until after she had done the deed, then asked for £200? I'd be shocked at my mother doing something like this, if I was paying her, I'd expect to know from the outset.

Christ if I put my son in nursery for the full 5 days it would only be £170!

I think its cheeky!

She's taking the piss.

In that case i would rather pay a child minder than give her the money, think shes taking the piss offering then at last min wanting money, besides hes her grandson???!!!!! I cant imagine asking to be paid to watch my grandkids when i have some.............

this is why I'm so pissed off......I thought that it was normal practice for Grandparents to have their Grandkids!!!

so what did you do/say any way?