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To feel slightly annoyed by SIL request

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Lucia212 · 29/07/2024 10:04

OH's sister, that's another whole story in itself I can straight up say now that No I don't like her and will avoid if I can for all the trouble she causes, it's just for OH and the kids I'll go to gatherings, events etc.

Anyway, the sister makes no effort whatsoever to visit or see us or arrange play dates for the kids, we always have to go to them. She's very much only interested if she can get something out of it/ benefits her in some way. Always on her terms and mostly OH goes by her plans which is annoying but says it's so the kids can spend time with their cousins.
She also nearly always palms the kids off to anyone she can.

Anyway she's asked since June whether we can babysit her 2 kids while her and BF go to some 'music festival thing' as she put it as she has noone else and it's near to where we live. I never answered Y/N bearing in mind her youngest is 6months and still breastfed and won't take a bottle! OH already agreed. I don't mind baby sitting, my boys would love to have their cousins over but it's the fact that for the whole 6months we've lived here she's come to see us once. And now it's convenient for her we should just help her out.
She's recently told OH it's fine she'll take kids with her now. Fine.
But I got a sneaky feeling she'll change her mind last minute.
And it's some big music festival all the stars, very popular less than an hour away from us and she didn't even think to invite us!!

I've got a BBQ invite anyway this weekend now so I won't have to make up any excuses so we'll go to that instead I'm not sure if bringing 3 kids and a baby along would be easy.

Would you be annoyed?

OP posts:
Seaglassandchampagne · 01/08/2024 14:12

No, I wouldn’t be annoyed. I’m happy to help out where I can and if I wasn’t available I would just say so instead of leaving someone in limbo since June.

If the baby won’t take a bottle that’s a legitimate reason for saying it won’t work (and it’s your husband’s responsibility to deal with that) but I would have the conversation instead of just leaving everything hanging in this passive aggressive way.

Queenbee87 · 01/08/2024 15:17

Lucia212 · 29/07/2024 10:04

OH's sister, that's another whole story in itself I can straight up say now that No I don't like her and will avoid if I can for all the trouble she causes, it's just for OH and the kids I'll go to gatherings, events etc.

Anyway, the sister makes no effort whatsoever to visit or see us or arrange play dates for the kids, we always have to go to them. She's very much only interested if she can get something out of it/ benefits her in some way. Always on her terms and mostly OH goes by her plans which is annoying but says it's so the kids can spend time with their cousins.
She also nearly always palms the kids off to anyone she can.

Anyway she's asked since June whether we can babysit her 2 kids while her and BF go to some 'music festival thing' as she put it as she has noone else and it's near to where we live. I never answered Y/N bearing in mind her youngest is 6months and still breastfed and won't take a bottle! OH already agreed. I don't mind baby sitting, my boys would love to have their cousins over but it's the fact that for the whole 6months we've lived here she's come to see us once. And now it's convenient for her we should just help her out.
She's recently told OH it's fine she'll take kids with her now. Fine.
But I got a sneaky feeling she'll change her mind last minute.
And it's some big music festival all the stars, very popular less than an hour away from us and she didn't even think to invite us!!

I've got a BBQ invite anyway this weekend now so I won't have to make up any excuses so we'll go to that instead I'm not sure if bringing 3 kids and a baby along would be easy.

Would you be annoyed?

That's completely fair enough. Don't be the one that bends over backwards to help, when it's not reciprocated! I've learnt in life, that people don't like it if u need them and if ur not really that bothered, i find people treat you better and start to make alot more effort...try it x

DottyLottieLou · 01/08/2024 16:12

Sime people don't like driving. It's nothing to do with 'can't be bothered '.

Dinkydo12 · 01/08/2024 17:39

Think it's a big ask to take care of a 6 month old who won't take a bottle. TBH I wouldn't want to leave my baby with anyone at that age. Think you need some discussion with OH to stop him accepting without consulting you. If he does do it send him along with the children and maybe book yourself a spa day.

TheresaCrowd · 01/08/2024 17:44

If my DH offered to look after someone else's baby, it wouldn't bother me at all as it wouldn't affect me.

I agree about the BBQ though, I'd probably tell him he needs to stay home to do his babysitting.

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