Late pickup for activity

[SalemShadow]

I'm really tired and my dh works shifts. My kids wanted to do another activity despite doing weekend ones. My FIL insisted it was a good activity and happy to help with drop offs and collections to extra activity. I asked him to do it tonight as been doing it the last few weeks and tired working full time. My dh is at work so can't do it. Anyway fil turned up 25mins late and was like sorry for being a bit late. I said they have missed the activity. It's only half an hour and takes 25mins yo get to. Aibu to feel a bit miffed??

Did he realise how late he was or had he the time wrong? How much notice did you give him when you asked?

My own flakey, constantly late in-laws are probably clouding my judgement, but I wouldn't want to start an activity if I needed to rely on them ever.

Yanbu to be annoyed. My DC would be upset if they missed a club.

Did he give a reason for being so late?

No reason. Just running late as usual. I'm not going to ask again. They were asked yesterday. They didn't seem to think it was a big deal.

Yeah they knew they were really late

When you have slept on it tell them that you won't ask them again, it isn't fair on the kids to be let down like that.

And then try and work out some other arangement, a friend going to the same activity perhaps, share the transport.

I think in your position I'd have waited five minues for him then taken the kids myself. Who thinks it's Ok to be 25 mins late when the activity is only half an hour?
Sympathies though because my XH was always late for everything - mainly because he thought he was more important than anyone else - he was never late when it was something affecting him - is your FIL like this? I wouldn't rely on him again and tell him why.