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AIBU?

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To think friend should offer to help?!

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YouSayBelloISayPoppaye · 30/06/2014 22:06

I have a friend of 10+ years we both have young DC's of the same age for at least 5+ years I've been doing dinner for us both by kind of being nominated by here I.e she'll say do you want to do dinner, well discuss then she'll expect me to take it out of my freezer, prepare it, cook it, wash it all up etc.

It's kind of getting to the point where I'm wondering why she never once offers when I do my food shop we go together and she comes round about 3 times a week at the minimum where I will then do her DC dinner as well as mine using double the amount of food I normally would and then do her dinner along with mine so once again using double the amount of food, I'll also end up bathing her DC here too and putting him to sleep till she goes home.

AIBU to start to get a tad annoyed that I'm essentially doing my food shop for a family of 4 when there is only two, I have to pick up her dc's towel because she'll leave it on the floor, cook the dc's dinner with no help, wash it all up then do the same for her. She never offers to wash up but says she can't cook so won't do dinner at hers and doesn't have sky so we have at least 2 nights a week where we watch the same programme so she has to come round or not see it.

AIBU? I most probably am I'm in a pants mood Hmm

OP posts:
ROUNDandROUNDINCIRCILESMORETHA · 06/07/2014 15:24

Your being taken advantage of. Time to distance yourself....

YouSayBelloISayPoppaye · 06/07/2014 15:48

She has apologised and has said she is going to change and start doing stuff. She has been my best friend for so many years and the likelihood is if I had raised this earlier it wouldn't of gotten this far.

Thank you all for your help in what to say to her, I'll be hiding this thread. Thank you once again.

OP posts:
Aeroflotgirl · 06/07/2014 15:57

She can eat in her own house. I am glad you have come to a resolution. Be assertive always Smile

DraggingDownDownDown · 06/07/2014 16:19

Why does she even NEED to do these things at your's anyway??

It is not normal behaviour!!

She will soon slip back and in a few months it will be you doing it all again.

She is still using your hot water, your towels, your gas/electricity.... that YOU are paying for.

One word springs to mind M.U.G

PuppyMonkey · 06/07/2014 16:33

Crikey, just read thread. I like the way this has all ended up your fault for not bringing it up earlier with her. Wink She's a piece of work isn't she?

MrsWinnibago · 06/07/2014 16:37

Down single parenting is hard...many, many single parents help one another in terms of company. It's very common for units with one parent t team up with another similar unit....it's support both emotionally and practically.

DraggingDownDownDown · 06/07/2014 18:17

But she isnt single - the OP is and getting no benefit from the teaming up

OnlyLovers · 06/07/2014 19:04

I agree, it sounds like she's done a number on the OP and essentially blamed her for her own bad behaviour!
Oh well. Maybe she will pull her socks up from now on.

wtffgs · 06/07/2014 19:45

It sounds as if her DC will grow up treating your DC the same...... Unless you change things Thanks

KeepOnPloddingOn · 06/07/2014 19:55

Hey op. Just read this entire thread! Good for you for speaking up. Hope all gets resolved. I know people are finding it hard to understand why you rely so much on this friendship and company, but you are young (as am I) and also a single parent so it makes sense that you enjoy the friendship so intensely.

As others have said, I hope you stand yor ground. Don't allow her to sponge off your good nature. Stay strong!

YouSayBelloISayPoppaye · 06/07/2014 19:58

I have a dp neither of our dps live with us though doesn't excuse what she did

We both got with our dps last year

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KeepOnPloddingOn · 06/07/2014 20:55

Hopefully things will sort themselves out now. If she is a good mate she should change.

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