AIBU to resent my siblings hinting they'll need help with emergency & gaps in their childcare

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When schools go back....
I've recently given up work to support my DH in a new Business venture. And because our lives had become v stressful with a lot of important things left undone as neither of us had time. All planned to be done when kids finally go back to school. I do still work, but v little & can choose my hours, though I do intend to try to pick up more hours during school-time next month when kids go back. DH works 90+hrs/wk. No days off in since I honestly can't remember when (?Christmas Day??).
I have 4 DC at 3 diff schools, have broken my back to work around school for years to the detriment of my Career. I do everything at home, DH away weeks at a time occasionally, at least 1-2 days + nights weekly. Big house/garden/pets. I find it all tough going but get on with it & really rarely ask for help. DH v good at helping with WFH if kids sick (he basically is a body in the same house, though-no supervision or 'care' provided). We live in the country so I'm on the road a lot with school/hobbies & my youngest DC very dependant on me in many many ways. I do feel v claustrophobic & I do struggle a lot-could possibly do with ADs TBH. Am terrified of this next number of months. It's going to be difficult enough with my own DC in & out of school, but am feeling the weight of expectation to be the gap for my siblings' kids if there are school pick up phonecalls with Covid symptoms & if their working patterns don't suit new school hours.... I feel that my DH goes out of his way to have our kids here when necessary, but none of them seem to expect this from theirs & they ask my mum at the drop of a hat. Also, I feel that we should be sticking to rules of isolating for 14 days if kids' bubbles are impacted or if any of our kids have symptoms to protect the rest of us inc my parents. My mum would be the go to for this generally. If I say no, it'll fall to her, putting her & my dad at risk. Am I being really selfish??? I struggle to say no at the best of times, but because I really don't want to be free childcare it's stressing me out knowing the position I'm likely to be in. Instead of looking forward to my own kids going back I'm dreading it!! Is anyone else feeling like this?

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To keep my toddler at home while I WFH?

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Have they actually asked you yet? Are you ok telling them no? I’d be making it clear now that you’re super busy, no time for extra stuff and you’re not off work, you’re working your arse off to make the business work and ferrying 4 dc to 3 different schools. Sounds bonkers! If you’re rural, you must spend a lot of time travelling. Can you off load tasks eg dog walking to the dc? Are any old enough to do a meal once a week?

If you don’t want to care for your nieces/nephews, don’t!

If you’re doing some work from home and hoping to pick up some more- then can you use this as a reason? (Not that you need to - what you’ve described is already reason enough. In fact not really wanting to would be reason enough). But might make it easier to say- actually I’m doing a lot of work from home now and I can’t just drop that to pick up/look after other kids, sorry. They don’t need to know how much you’re doing in reality. Shouldn’t be that way but somehow ‘paid work’ is always seen as a good reason when other unpaid things that are still essential seem to other people to be less important. Don’t feel guilty about this OP, sounds like you have your hands full.

Have you got 2 threads about this?

I would have a response ready for when/if they ask......and a response for any 'hints' they try to drop into conversations.

if there are school pick up phonecalls with Covid symptoms & if their working patterns don't suit new school hours..
Well YOU manage it all on your own - so can they.
I'd just be like "oh, yes i understand how difficult it is...." and then 'suggest' to them how THEY can sort it for themselves.