to be pee'd off with my grandmother

[biddysmama]

on tuesday morning ds2 was ill.. he was screaming and screaming and i couldnt stop him, i rang the drs and they said only appointment was at 5,45pm... he carried on screaming ~(hes usually a really happy baby so this isnt normal) lifting his knees up and thrashing about, he had a slight temp but had the full dose of calpol and nurofen with no change so we took him to the minor injuries unit, dr checked him and sent us up to the childrens ward..... i rang my grandparents to ask them to pick ds2(9yr old) up from school, which is 5 mins away from them and she said no, they needed to go to morrisons and then into town for some shopping! so i had to facebook his school friends mum to ask her to get him (hes been before)

aibu to be pissed off with her?

they kept us in till 7 pm, he has a throat and chest infection, much better now hes on antibiotics

yanbu, i would be peeved off too.

They're not 93 are they biddy - because I might change my mind in that case. But I'm guessing not if they can get to the school in 5 mins. Doubt you can get up in 5 mins by 93.

omg how mean!! yanbu at all

i think yabu to expect them to change their plans because presumably your dh could have picked your 9 yo up.

An astounding lack of generosity of spirit, on your grandmother's part! You are definitely NBU to be hacked off. The fact that your DH could have left the hospital and collected DS, is immaterial, especially as she was so close to the school, and no doubt your DH wanted to be there for his baby and you at the time when he was being assessed by medical staff. I am glad you managed to arrange for someone else to collect him.

An odd response by them, but depending on age maybe not that surprising.

Are they used to looking after your daughter?

My GPs would have been mid 90s when my first was born!

That should have been son

if you live just over the road from school & GP live five mins away, why couldnt kid just walk to theirs by himself at 9 years of age

Depends on age but if they are fit enough to go shopping etc then surely could have picked up. I would be annoyed but some people are like that.

My DDad would have travelled the lenghth of the country for my DS (his grandson) but DP's Dad would be very like the OPs GPs, "we've got shopping to do". Some people are just not very helpful.

Did they know that you were calling from hospital?

I wonder if you had asked before you went then they would have agreed?