Grr.

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FFS. Parents eh?
I aksed ours if she and step dad would come down to babysit on summer ball. I said "I've booked the contact house and thought it would be fun if you2 and the DSes stayed in there, it has 2 bedrooms so plenty room""

You would think I'd said to her " go to teh moon and stay forever"

Quotes she siad included
"Why can't we stay at your house"
"We can't stay there if it only has 2 bedrooms where will your brother sleep"
"I'm not staying there, Im your mum"
"What do you mean, ok you and your 4 guests will stay there, why cna't you stay in your own house"

FFS. and again FFS

We have invited 2 couples (from Edinburgh and Glasgow respecitvely)to come to ball with us. The plan was
1st couple our room
2nd couple DSes room
3rd couple(us) spare room and camp bed

There is no fucking need whatsoever for ym DB to stay he's 36 FFS, not a child, he can be left.
If we stay in our house and guests stay in contact house it will be fuckin nightmare.

Mum and step dad would have to have our room, as they are oldish and the boys room only has bunk beds.
DSes would have to be in their room and
us in living room (as I can assure you my mum will bring DB) and even if we stayed in boys room and ahd them in our room with my parents , then they will be up at 7/8am, after us getting at 5/6am.

I am raging. Totally raging
The going rate for babysitters on ball night is £70. Plus babysitter would ahve t stay too, thus adding to sleeping problems

My dad has been 'booked'. He expects me in around eleven and he would like me to go with a friend so I don't have to walk by myself (hubby is away) I bet he'll be waiting up to check what time I get in

pinkem - at least he's coming. My mum has rung back to ask why x and y are going with us, and do they not "have things like that where they live". I assume she means summer balls!

I have had wine and calmed down slightly that much,

I'll add my 'twopenneth'.Do you think Mum might be a wee bit jealous of you going off to the ball,and not inviting her? I get the impression my Mum thinks she's missing out on something when it's Christmas Draw/Summer Ball.
.She doesn't actually say anything,but you just know when you get that 'go on and have a nice time,I'll be alright here on my own' etc etc.

You could put a tent in the garden then offer them the choice?

You could always use emotional blackmail and get the children to talk to grandma about how excited they are to be staying in a different house for one night!

Parents can be strange, I hope you work it out, if not just book a room in the mess and don't return until lunch!!