Thread: Can't Na-na take turns watching the kids?

don't you think it's unfair that you're expecting them to watch your kids? I can understand that you would be hurt that they want to spend the whole weekend w/ their other grandchild, but unfortunately that is their choice. I'm sure you wouldn't like it if another family member expected you to watch their kids, kwim? Isn't there anyone else that can watch your kids every once and awhile so you can go on date night?

How long is softball season? Perhaps this is something that is a tradition for them to do for her. I don't know but I think I would just be grateful for the times they did watch your child and the future times they will. From experience, I have no babysitter or anyone to watch my kids and it is rough. My parents are 700 miles away so maybe once every two years do they watch the kids and I get to go out.

Pay a sitter when you want to go out on Sat night during softball season.

I wasn't assinuating (spl??) that they HAD to watch there grandson every other weekend, it was something that she had offered about 4-5 months ago that if we wanted to go out every other weekend that they would watch him for us, which when we are done, we go back to there place and stay the night so we are there first thing in the morning when our son wakes up.
I was just saying that now they are at the games EVERY weekend EVERY friday night, all day saturday, saturday night, and then all day sunday.

also~~ he WILL NOT stay with anyone except for us or na-na and pa-pa!!

but that's the thing.. it's their right to change their mind. it's their right to be at the games all day every day if they wanted. put yourself in their shoes, it is your child not theirs, if you guys want to go out and they are busy, you need to make other plans or deal with it.... that's part of being a parent isn't it? I agree w/ the others, be thankful that you've had those date nights in the past and any others in the future b/c you are truly lucky you have family that is willing to watch your kids on their schedule. If things change (like they have) it's time to find other plans or stay home... they aren't always going to be there for you to depend on to watch your kid

I'm thinking that maybe going to the softball games is a lot of fun for them.

However, that being said. I am a grandma of 5 and hubby and I work hard to be fair to both sets of parents. We try to be available when either of my children need babysitting because we don't even want one set of grandchildren to feel favored over the other. And...your post is why. You are feeling a little hurt and you have absolutely every reason to come here and vent.

I do think your little boy would stay with someone else. I used to worry so much because my daughter would get hysterical when I left her with a sitter. I kept getting told that she calmed down once I left...and you know...she did. We once snuck back almost immediately after leaving and peaked through the window. The tears were on her cheeks but she was laughing and playing with the sitter. After that, I didn't worry as much.