to be upset with PILs about this

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This morning FIL and stepMIL looked after DS1 (3.5) and DS2 (17 months) as I had to work at short notice. It's very kind of them to step in and I'm very grateful for their support (they are always asking to have the DC so it's good for them and good for me).

I have had a big trip to see Father Christmas planned this afternoon/early evening at a local wildlife park for months for DS1. We went with a friend of mine and her son who DS1 gets on well with. Tickets were expensive, it's a big treat, we took them for pizza afterwards.

PILs knew about this as after I finished work at lunchtime they were going to carry on looking after DS2 and put him to bed so I could take DS1 out. They knew he was going to see Father Christmas.

Just got home from a lovely afternoon/evening with DS1. It was lovely, and magical, but he was not at all bothered about meeting Father Christmas which I thought was a bit strange.

Then FIL drops into the conversation on our return, 'oh yes, he met Father Christmas this morning when we took him and DS2 to

I think there is just as much chance that your boy could have been completely underwhelmed even if this morning hadnt happened anyway.

I doubt the grandparents did it deliberately. I know loads of people who take their children to far more than one Santa before christmas.. and if they were already taking another grandchild, and were babysitting your children at very short notice, perhaps THEY didnt want to change plans that they had already made.

They hadn't already planned to go - or if they had they chose not to tell me about it when I spoke to them last night about their plans for the morning.

I would never expect them to change plans they had already made, but I would expect to be told if they planned to take the DC to see Father Christmas when they knew I was taking DS1 the same afternoon. If they had told me I would have asked the neighbours to have DS1 for the morning instead, I only asked PIL because I know they like to have them both and they were already having DS2 in the afternoon anyway.

Hmmmm. It would appear I am still very pissed off about this. Think I need to go and have a

The first time we took my nephew to see Santa he screamed and ran crying from the grotto.

Was not what I was expecting!

Well at least there was no screaming and crying involved (although I may have felt like it earlier )

TSC - her poor kid :( I hope they don't take her disappointment as disappointment in them. Our Christmas wine delivery came this morning and my project is finally finished so cheers