WIBU to tell SIL to take her own bloody kids to soft play for once??

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She’s dropped her two off again with just a “can you just take them with DD, ta xx” text. No please, no warning, just assumed I’d be fine with it. One of them threw up in the bloody ball pit last time and I had to do the explaining and apologising while she swanned off “shopping”.

I get it’s always easy with kids but this is every other weekend now and I’m getting properly fed up. DD loves her cousins and I don’t want to cause drama but I’m not a free babysitting service. WIBU to say no next time, or at least tell her to take her own bloody kids to soft play for once??

If she's done this loads of times, why are you still posting that you are taking your kids to soft play in a group chat, knowing she is likely to bring them round and you won't tell her 'no'?

It feels like you are asking for trouble there!

Start messaging the family group chat ' DD is coming down with something...'/ off out on girls day out/ having a pj day today etc etc

So your OP is not correct then. She doesn't just dump her kids on your doorstep "with no warning". She texts you ahead of time to ask for a favour. The problem is that you keep saying yes when you want to say no.

You just need to say what you mean 🤷 Genuinely don't see what the issue is, and I can be a total pushover at times.

Tell her straight...she is taking the piss .

Say no more on group chat other than vague stuff like “we’ve got a busy weekend lined up, out for most of it”
If she or anyone asks, say something like “kids seeing their pals” “kids off out”.

She is mega cheeky!!

The OP has already said she won't be doing that again.

Tell her it’s her turn to take yours.

would You want someone like this in sole charge of your children?

perhaps at the weekend the OP doesn’t want to leave her kids but instead spend time with them