AIBU to think they should get up for us

[Bexterfish]

Mil & fil are retired and in their late 60s early 70s. They live 300 miles away but come and stay 3-4 times a year for a week or so with their 2 dogs. When ever they stay they get up in the night for the toilet and the dogs bark randomly in the night and generally disrupt everyone's sleep. The dogs 'must ' Be fed by 7am. My dd 3yr old normally wakes up at 7 but when they are here it can be anything from 5.30 because of all the night disruptions. Its always before 7. They always leave me and dh to get up with her. They get up, Feed the dogs and go back to bed until around 9. Me and dh both work. Aibu to think on a weekend at least they should get up with dd and let us have a lie in. They have never done that once in 3 years. On the days we work we have to get ready for work and sort her out before we go even if they are looking after her for the day (shed normally go to nursery).

It wouldn’t even cross my mind to get up with someone else’s child. I have done my share with my own kids

What, not even if was you and your dogs that woke the child up early?

OP, YADNBU, they sound really thoughtless.

3 or 4 times a year isn't really anything tbh.

Buy anyway if what you're after is a moan about in-laws then you're in the right place.

Mils are generally satan and Fils are generally helpless.

3/4 times a year out of 365 days a year to see their grandchildren. Are you seriously for real? They are your children. Their grandparents have reared their own kids. Get a goddamn grip. Rear your own kids and treat their grandparents with some respect. Are you actually taking the piss? Is this a joke?

Mumontherocks 3-4 weeks a year not days and I don't expect a anything when we go there .
Nope not joke. chill out love!. They get plenty of respect but I don't respect them coming into my home to disrupt everything with their irritating dogs then expecting us to pick up the pieces. Where's their respect for us

Honestly, it sounds like you're nitpicking and no matter what they did it wouldn't be right.

bless
Historically I think it is totally reasonable to send 5 and 9 year olds back to their room until 7am.
Haha, not very practical (or kind) when they were used to getting up and having breakfast earlier, and didn't have a watch between them! We're only talking about 6. 30.... Seems a bit mean to me for the very few occasions the gp had them round.

Don't agree with that Skittlesss.
They are insiting on bringing dogs that disturb everyone in the house's sleep for 4 weeks of the year.
Neither me, nor my dc would have done well on losing and hour and a half's sleep every night for a week ~ and why should we, in our own home ? . Obviously when the OP goes to stay there, then they would fit in with what happens in the home they are staying with.

She's your child, not theirs. No they should not get up with her.

On the other side of the coin they should deal with their own dogs at all times and stop them from waking everyone in the night/early morning.

Back for good: me neither, I'm terrib me if I do nt get enough sleep. I just think that I couldn't expect people in their late 60s/70s to get up at 5.30am to look after my child. Especially when OP says that they have been getting up in the night too.

Terrible not terrib me

Skitless they get up in the night for the loo or the dogs that's normal for them.

Anyway they've decided it's going to snow and have gone home early. Hooooray!!!!

No, nor would I Skittlesss, but the fact they bring dogs that disturb everyone is the issue here. There wouldn't be a need for anyone to get up at 5.30 is the dogs weren't waking everyone up. That's the point.