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AIBU?

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To be annoyed with my parents?

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strugglingtodomybest · 27/01/2018 09:33

During the week, my dad asked me if I'd bring my DC to see him and my mum this weekend and I said I would.
Then yesterday, DS2 had to be picked up from school early and school couldn't get hold of me or DH so rang my parents, who went to fetch him and dropped him to me.
DS1 was also off school, so both DC were in the house and both my parents were in the house. I asked them if they'd like a coffee and my mum said no because they had to go right now because they were going out, and they left.
About half an hour later, me and DS2 went to my parents house (I work there) and I expressed surprise that they were in. My dad asked why I was surprised and I said that mum had said they were going out. Dad said they were but not for a few more hours.
Roll on to this morning, I've just text dad to ask if he still wants me to take the DC round, and he does.
AiBU to be a bit annoyed that they could have spent time with the DC yesterday but choose not to and now I have to spend part of my weekend taking the DC to see them?
It's not really the time itself that's annoying me, more the principle I think.

OP posts:
buttfacedmiscreant · 28/01/2018 23:55

I might say something like "I can't, I'm going out" when the reality is that I'm going out later but I want some peace and quiet first. Going out is still the reason why I can't, if I'm going to have enough energy/motivation for what I'm doing later I might need some down time first. Could this be it?

In reality though, when doing someone a favour I shouldn't have to justify why I don't want to spend the time to prolong it.

SassySausageSupper · 29/01/2018 00:00

They were probably going home for a shag and you interrupted them Halo

TwentySmackeroos · 29/01/2018 00:01

Also, it sounds like your parents didn’t know they were on a call-next list for the school, and might have been either vexed or alarmed. If it was a non-emergency, then there was no need for them to linger.

Anywa, you seem to have worked it all out 👍🏻

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