My Wife And I Dont Really Enjoy Babysitting The Grandchildren For Any Length Of Time.

[dave50]

Are we bad people? We do it out of a sense of duty more than anything. Nobody knows how we feel and we never ever give that impression in front of the children. Does anyone else in that position feel the same way? We feel we have done our bit bringing the children up now its our turn to enjoy ourselves when we want and not have to work around this. We always said we would not get into a set baby sitting routine but we have been manipulated into it with the usual guilt trip. The fact we are still working and not yet retired makes it worse. Thoughts please.

[zylaphone]

My children know I am happy to have grankiddies if we are are available, unless there an emergency and we absolutely adore them. They never put on us. This my mother’s thinking as she worked until she retired

[Cloverjo]

Zylaphone// she worked until she retired.//
That’s usually how it happens, zyla. ;))

[Mozz71]

Come up with some far out reasons why you can't do it: The Joneses are coming over for a spot of tea and sadomasochism on Thursday or We can't do Wednesday, we have to dispose of the bodies then. They'll soon stop asking

[zylaphone]

Sorry Cloverjo , my brother is 16 years younger than me. Probably needed a break after being a primary school head for 40 years. My children loved her

[Cloverjo]

Just trying to be funny, zyla. Didn’t work. Sorry.
I’m sure your children loved your mother.

[zylaphone]

Sorry Cloverjo, just being sensitive. Like this site

[dance2trance]

No you are good and you are being abused by your children. Who appointed them guardians of your time. Who gave them the right to abuse your freedom and for them to decide you were worth no more than less than the minimum wage to provide free baby sitting because after all you they want to have fun and you are old and have no right to your own lives. Who told them that you have no human rights only they did? Say 'no' to the next request and discover they actually hate you really.

[Bobbisox1]

I always considered it an honour to babysit mine but if I'd been taken for granted as you appear to have been, I'd of flatly refused

[woofgang]

NJ, do you think your pal's wife might prefer the kids to her husband?

[ummmm]

There's a point, Woof, I know my grandmother certainly preferred us to her husband.

[teacake44]

I believe its one of those tasks that's almost seen as expected, and traditional. No its not.