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Original poster

Absolutely Raging at DSis

619 replies

DroningOn · 23/12/2018 10:45

DSis and her DH were at a wedding yesterday, we had their DD1 and DS3 overnight. We've got a panto today at 1:30 for me, DH and our 2 kids.

DSis knows of our plans and has just text to say that both her and DH had too much to drink last night and can't drive until at least mid afternoon. They're 90 mins away so that's today's plans fucked up. Obvs not an AIBU but I am incandescent with rage at the moment.

AAAARGH! Angry

OP posts:
OrdinarySnowflake · 23/12/2018 11:25

Ok, you have time to get to the panto. Put on Facebook that your sister has got too drunk to collect her kids from you like promised, but you have panto tickets and don't think your kids should miss out, so can anyone recommend a last minute babysitter who can watch your niece/nephew until you get back/your sister sobers up? (It also tag her, because I'm petty )

Hire a babysitter for them at your house. Explain to your sister she has to pay for it. Don't miss out.

You've got a couple of hours to fix this!

iseecabbages · 23/12/2018 11:26

Extra tickets for their kids and get them to pay. Don’t look after her children again.

goldengummybear · 23/12/2018 11:26

Children under 16 can’t get in a taxi unaccompanied

This isn't true. Most firms allow it from secondary school age. This doesn't help in this situation though.

Hoopaloop · 23/12/2018 11:26

Classic Waffle Doggy Shock

Ilikeknitting · 23/12/2018 11:27

I hope you will be telling her you never intend to babysit again.

ShinyPinkLipgloss · 23/12/2018 11:27

I would INSIST that she or her husband picks up the kids before the time you guys need to leave. There are taxis, buses and trains available to them. How they manage it is their problem not yours.

gamerchick · 23/12/2018 11:29

Will they come for them today if they're that hungover? Poor kids.

Well just have to make the best of it at least yours aren't missing out on the panto and to get to talk Minecraft or whatever it is they're into.

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 23/12/2018 11:30

She needs to get her CF arse in a taxi now and maybe you can catch the second half. And she pays you back for the ticket. What an outrageous idiot, no more babysitting for her, ever!

Singlenotsingle · 23/12/2018 11:30

You take your DC to the panto and let dh babysit dsis's kids. Of him take them and you babysit. It's not fair for yours to miss it when they've been looking forward to it.

flumpybear · 23/12/2018 11:30

Tell them a taxi is cheaper than replacing four panto tickets and better than losing a babysitter forever too

sleepylittlebunnies · 23/12/2018 11:31

They are 3 and 1 so a lot of these suggestions won’t work.

sleepylittlebunnies · 23/12/2018 11:34

I have several lovely teenage neighbours who would happily earn some money babysitting. Do you have neighbours you trust or teenage children of friends? DSis can pay double.

babysharkah · 23/12/2018 11:36

One of them needs to get in a bloody taxi. That is massively taking the piss, I'd be fuming!

Original poster
DroningOn · 23/12/2018 11:36

Thanks for all the suggestions and the collective outrage has been quite cathartic!

Only real solution is I stay with the kids and my DH and kids go.

I'll be having a bucket of Wine tonight, assuming I don't fall asleep from exhaustion - amazed at how easy my kids are and how quick I was to forget how hard babies and toddlers are. One positive is that it's killed off any broody murmurings I might have been having Grin

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OhDearGodLookAtThisMess · 23/12/2018 11:37

One of them gets a taxi to yours and looks after their own kids until the other sobers up enough to come and collect them. You carry on with your plans.

Sexnotgender · 23/12/2018 11:40

That’s outrageous!! Do they not have a friend that can drive them to you?

I’d be absolutely livid.

purplecorkheart · 23/12/2018 11:41

One of them gets a taxi over and looks after the kids till the other can drive. I wouldn't be missing the panto for the cfs.

SongforSal · 23/12/2018 11:41

I would be livid. I'd phone and tell her she either gets a Taxi to pick her kids up, the alternative being you will have to look after them whilst your DP and Dc's go to a much looked forward to Pantomime. Tell her if she doesn't get them, then she has ruined you spending a day with your own children.

I would insist on the Taxi.

Jaxhog · 23/12/2018 11:43

Send them home in a taxi?

crimsonlake · 23/12/2018 11:44

You are taking it very well considering your children must be very disappointed that you cannot accompany them to the panto, it is unforgivable behaviour from them.

CrookedMe · 23/12/2018 11:46

Honestly, some of the replies on here are so ridiculous. Threatening to phone the police? Putting 3 toddlers in a taxi?!

This is the OPs niece/nephew/whatever combo. It's easy to spout this kind of bollocks but none of you would treat your youngest family members that way.

Dirtygirtyisthirty · 23/12/2018 11:48

Have you asked your sister for her or her DP to get in a cab and come to yours? Is there any reason why this can't happen?

Jaxhog · 23/12/2018 11:49

What a pair of selfish twats! So their drunken night out was more important than their poor kids. Your solution is probaby the best solution, as otherwise, you'd be waiting for them to (maybe) turn up in a taxi. But they owe you for the unused Panto ticket.

Kikipost · 23/12/2018 11:50

Go to the panto

The younger two sit on laps

Sorted

sackrifice · 23/12/2018 11:51

Send them home in a taxi?

3 toddlers in a taxi? Home? What is the taxi driver to sit them outside the locked house awaiting their parents to arrive later this afternoon?

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