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Original poster

to be furious

101 replies

fwa · 22/07/2011 17:45

I had to go to a work event today (I usually don't work Fridays) and so I got my sister to babysit. I came home half an hour ago to find her absolutely hammered and my brother who she clearly brought with passed out on the floor. They've drunk 3 bottles of wine and some amaretto by the looks of it. DD has just been playing with herself in her room whilst they've been getting sloshed and goodness know what would have happened had dd had a problem.

OP posts:
piloi · 22/07/2011 18:31

YANBU although I assume this is out of character for them, otherwise you wouldn't have asked them to do it. I hope your dd is ok though

Mush123 · 22/07/2011 18:32

I have just found out from my four year old that she watched the movie Tangled in pre school yesterday. It's a PG, shouldn't they get permission?

LynetteScavo · 22/07/2011 18:34

YANBU.

Thank heavens your DD is 7 and not 2!

I have no idea what I would do....but I am Angry for you.

LynetteScavo · 22/07/2011 18:36

Mush, darling, you need to start your own thread.

Welcome to Mumsetet. Smile

Look in in Topics at the top of the page and find "chat" in fun and games, or "am I being unreasonable" and start your own thread.

Fontsnob · 22/07/2011 18:36

Mush123 you need to start a thread to get people to comment on specifically about your question. :)

Fontsnob · 22/07/2011 18:37

Oops x-post.

Mush123 · 22/07/2011 18:37

Opps sorry, Ok Thank you.x

likale · 22/07/2011 18:44

Why did you get them to do it? If their your brother and sister you must know what they are like and whether they are going to be irresponsible or not. I would be annoyed if its your alcohol that they've drunk.

Nagini · 22/07/2011 18:48

Are you on the same time as us? So they just randomly decided to get pissed out of their faces in the middle of the day while responsible for a child?

WTF?

Original poster
fwa · 22/07/2011 18:51

nagini- Yes I'm in England

likale- Of course I didn't know they were going to do it, do you think I would have asked them if I did. I don't think the wine and amaretto is really the point tbh.

OP posts:
oila · 22/07/2011 19:02

Why did you leave 2 people who are so clearly irresponsible in charge of your daughter?

voddiekeepsmesane · 22/07/2011 19:04

Hey there hang on a minute don't start making this the op's fault! I am sure had she known that they would do this then she would not have left them in charge of her DD. Come on be fair.

likale · 22/07/2011 19:16

I agree oila, if its her sister and brother then she'll know what they are like

PotterWatch · 22/07/2011 19:19

Oh FFS!! You honestly think the OP would leave someone in charge of her child then come on here to bitch about it if she knew that was going to happen. Get a fucking grip and stop blaming the OP.

DogsBestFriend · 22/07/2011 19:20

I'm amazed that you haven't caused physical harm to your brother and sister yet, OP, because if any adult behaved like that whilst caring for my child... Angry

voddiekeepsmesane · 22/07/2011 19:21

Really? What if individually they are fine but together they are a nightmare? OP says she asked only he sister to babysit maybe she didn't know that her brother was going to be there? Judging without facts. Though it would be helpful if the OP came back and explained it a bit better IMO

Original poster
fwa · 22/07/2011 19:26

likale- Of course I know what they are like and they are normally responsible and wouldn't have behaved like this and had I known that they would have then I would have got someone else to do it.

OP posts:
janewa · 22/07/2011 19:27

Do you pay them OP?

Original poster
fwa · 22/07/2011 19:29

Janewa- No I didn't pay them

OP posts:
voddiekeepsmesane · 22/07/2011 19:29

What relevance is that janewa?

OrdinaryJo · 22/07/2011 19:30

Soooooooooooooo not U. I would be beyond livid.

janewa · 22/07/2011 19:32

If they didn't get paid then they probably didn't treat properly and so decided to get smashed and there is a limit to how much you complain about something if it is being done for free.

LemonDifficult · 22/07/2011 19:34

My, oh, my. OP that's awful - YADNBU. I'd be raging.

Chipotle · 22/07/2011 19:35

Janewa... What planet are you from?

akaemmafrost · 22/07/2011 19:36

I would go completely nuts, honestly I think I might burst with rage if someone, especially a close family member did this to my dd.

Your poor dd Sad.