to be upset that my mum is emotionally blackmailing me.

[spookycharlotte121]

She has locked herself outside her house and cant get in. She is working untill 10 and she wants me to get the kids out of bed, go over to her house and "break in" for her. I have done it before at night when I have gone out clubbing and forgotton my keys. In otherwords I can get into her house without keys and without causing any damage... my older sister can do the same.

Both me and my sister have young children who will both be in bed at 10. Im still nursing a really nasty bug too and dont want to go out in the cold but having explained this to my mum I got a massive mouthfull about how she does so much for me and how shes only asking for a small favour from me and I wont do it. She shouted at me and slammed the phone down.

I really dont think it is fair to get the kids out of bed at that time of night and take them out in the cold. They both have immunisations at the docs tomorrow and I wanted them to get a good nights sleep so theyre feeling good tomorrow but according to my mum Im a selfish cow. AIBU?

Compo...I meant getting my dd up at 10pm, she's in bed at 7.30pm ...and yes there are other solutions...but her mum shouting at her down the phone is not a helpful suggestion is it...taxi and staying overnight is a good idea...

ring a sister and get their dh to sort it out
you are a single parent who has kids in bed, they presumably have partners who can o out whilst leaving their kids in bed?

Can't she come to yours after work, you go up and get the keys while she waits at yours with the kids in bed, then you come back hand the keys over and she goes home.

I agree with you that turning all the sprogs out in the middle of the night is a v bad idea...

sorry Ally, I forgot her mum was working at 10pm

Problem solved, I have phoned My best friend who lives down the road from my mum and she is going to open the door. She also knows the letter box trick.
I just resent being screamed at in that manor. My mum orriginally rang my older sister to see if she would come and open the door and my sister phoned me to moan about it. I misunderstood and rang my mum to say she could pop round to mine on the way home from work and borrow my set of keys to her house but instead I was screamed at.

Self absorbed. See if she will sleep over at yours or your sisters and get keys in the morning unless there is something she desparately needs from her house. No need for such abuse down the phone at you even if stressed...no excuse. Tis just a problem to solve...she won't end up on the streets...just annoying and inconvenient...not end of world.

Glad you have it sorted Charlotte!

that your mum got so stroppy though.

Even better you were trying to help her...nice

Compo

yeh thats what annoyed me most ally90, I rang her to offer her help and instead got yelled at. No doubt im going to get the cold shoulder for the next few days for not going personally to her rescue.

And if she does she is being unreasonable...again. Wonder where your sisters get their self absorbed streak from...