WWYD/AIBU - Pulling the on Grandparents childcare

[WalkingDead02]

Hi all, I am after a bit of advice as I'm not sure what the right thing to do is.

Currently DH and I work full time, we have a 2 year old DS who is looked after by in laws for 3 days a week and my parents for 1. He goes to nursery for the other day. We love about 45 mins - 1hr away from my parents, so DS goes there on a Sunday night ready for Monday.

My parents are forever moaning that they have no time to themselves, to make friends or take up hobbies as all the do is look after grandkids. We currently take him there at around 2pm on a Sunday, I have a catch up with them before leaving ar around 3pm. They are now asking that he be taken there for between 4pm/5pm on a Sunday night as the afternoon and then the following day is too much for them. Both DH and I are getting fed up with them moaning and forever changing what they want. Now he wont be getting there until late on a Sunday and I wont be getting home until late either, which doesn't seem fair.

We are considering pulling the plug and just putting him into nursery on a monday, to save hassle all round.

My question is, WWYD and AIBU?

Some folk really don't realise just how lucky they are with having grandparents help with childcare.

I'm pregnant and both sets of parents live in another city so we'll have zero help. At the end of the day, it's our child and childcare will be out responsibility.

"Fed up of them moaning"

I hope you are nicer in person than you come across in your post. You have grandparents minding your child, he gets to know them and you save a fortune and yet you still want to push it.

I do acknowledge thought that you give your parents the hour of 2pm to 3pm to catch up, fair play, an hour, you sound like a delight.

@Hardbackwriter

I'm not sure if this is a reverse - are you seriously complaining that someone looking after your child for a full 24 hours a week for free isn't willing to do it for even longer? And why would you want to send your child to be looked after by people who are telling you they find it too much - aren't you worried about your child's wellbeing?

Yes, use nursery, obviously. You aren't doing your parents the favour you think you are.

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Somehow, I don’t think @WalkingDead02 is coming back.

You are taking the absolute piss OP but I'm sure you know that

Think this is a false thread,not genuine at all.

It's not fair that you don't get home until 7? What about what's fair on your parents or son?
Perhaps they don't want to look after your son because you are so ungrateful.
You complain about them moaning and constantly changing things (although you haven't said what they change apart from asking you to drop off later) but they are doing you a favour. You are not doing them a favour.
Pu him in nursery and be a bit nicer to your parents.

@WalkingDead02 are these the same parents that wanted to pay for you to go on holiday!?

Gosh ,I was sure this was a reverse or a joke ,but Eralos is right the OP has posted before .

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/stepparenting/4249072-Holiday-Advice-whats-the-right-thing-to-do?postsby=WalkingDead02&fromid=107486164

I'm sorry if that's rude linking to another thread by the OP ,I'm just shocked that this thread could be genuine .And the other thread shows that there is a family as described and that it probably is .

@peridito I know I don’t usually look at past threads but I was so shocked that this could
be real I looked up the user name…