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Original poster

To refuse my mums baby-sitting offer

10 replies

teenagedirtbag · 28/10/2011 22:52

My mum has offered to baby-sit which I admit was nice but she has said she will only take one Dc. (I have 3) Plus she won't take Ds because he is a boy and it won't be the same.
I have said no but thank you for the offer. She didn't seem bothered and just carried on like normal.
I just didn't think it was fair that only 1 Dc could go with her as the others could get jealous. Plus she's already distent with Ds and I don't want to make a big gap between him and his sisters.
So aibu I will except if I am it could just be hormons because I've just learned I'm expecting twins (4 months gone :o ) or is she bu?

OP posts:
pictish · 28/10/2011 22:55

She won't take your ds on account of him being a boy??! Hmm
Yanbu. She's awful.

Esta3GG · 28/10/2011 22:56

Congrats on the twins.
Sorry your mum is being a pillock about the kids though. What is wrong with boy children FFS?

sleepevader · 28/10/2011 22:57

Yanbu- either take them all do you can have a break or take none.

FetchezLaVampire · 28/10/2011 22:58

YANBU- how can you go out, or even just enjoy a child-free evening, if she only takes one? Also, her relationship with DS is a bit weird. Was she a bit divide-and-conquer with you and your siblings, when you were growing up?

usualsuspect · 28/10/2011 22:59

Is it me?
or has MN just gone truly crap

slavetofilofax · 28/10/2011 23:01

Would she have your ds at all? Like maybe another time on his own?

I'm just thinking that she might have wanted to plan a girlie thing, make up and nails and stuff, so she doesn't think your ds will be interested.

If it's not that she wanted to do a girlie thing, and she really won't have your ds at all, the she is being horrible and you should keep all your children away from her.

NatashaBee · 28/10/2011 23:02

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GlendaGoose · 28/10/2011 23:02

Ha! Grin has she mentioned that she can't cope with babies?

Original poster
teenagedirtbag · 28/10/2011 23:12

She won't take Ds at all, hasn't since the day he was born. I don't really know why as she has always loved my little brother and was always happy to take him out for treats by himself.
FetchezLaVampire- She was more into family time than she was divide and conquer. Me and my brother where always told we had to stick together and if one got something , the other was allowed something too.

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usualsuspect · 28/10/2011 23:28

oh well .never mind

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