Grandad won't look after Grandson

[Forevermindingmyown]

Long and short of it is that my Ds was sick at his CMs on Tuesday so can't have him for another 48hours so next day she can have him is Friday. Wife took 2 days off work whilst I work a 2 day conference, tomorrow we both have important meetings to attend in the afternoon, explained the situation to my boss and okayed working from home.
We rang everyone we could think of and none were available, so I rang my Dad, I don't know what I was thinking. He basically refused and said he would if he could but he can't cos he has work. I understand that but why couldn't he even notion the motion with his boss to see if they could work something out, I'm a manager myself and would hope employees having to deal with a situation like their GS being sick and being asked to babysit by their son or daughter would be perfectly reasonable to take a morning or day off work.. anyone else had to deal with a situation like this, were you annoyed at them or understanding?

yabvu

Surely this can't be real.

The child is yours and your wifes. She took 2 days. You want your dad to not work and take time off. While you haven't taken any? Everyone else's responsibility but yours? Your job is far too important.

I work in an office with some men who love the corporte jargon. No one would use 'notion the motion', even the worst offenders wouldn't say this crap.

My dads retired and collects my kids from school once a week but if they are ill I would never expect him to watch them and would take the day off work.

You do realise the reason your child cannot go in is because he is still contagious. You want to make your older parent sick?

I work in an office with some men who love the corporte jargon. No one would use 'notion the motion', even the worst offenders wouldn't say this crap.

I work with twats who describe massive clusterfucks as ‘sub-optimal’. Even they wouldn’t notion the motion.

Hi all

Please could we have a bit of peace and love on this thread?

I'm imagining the David Brent dance

You should be able to watch him anytime your wife isn't available / has other things to do.

It's not anyone else's responsibility.

'No' is a complete sentence. Your dad is allowed to say 'no, not today" without giving an explanation.

Why? Because you are the one with parental responsibility. Not him.

I hope this complex explanation manages to make sense of the rocket science at play here. Oh wait. It's not rocket science is it?

And that goes double if your child is sick

They need emotional support only a parent can offer.

Entitled you are. It's one thing to ask if it's that important, but it's another thing completely to have an issue about him saying no when no is a reasonable answer in the circumstances.

Oh dear, what a thing to be upset about!

if you think it should be fine for your father to take time off to take care of his grandson, it should be even MORE fine for you to take time off to take care of your own son. Especially as your wife has already taken 2 days off.

Apart from the fact that your father doesn't wish to care for his grandson during a work day there is the fact that your child is sick and he might make your elderly father sick. Sick children are best looked after by their parents.