Lady Gets Roasted For Trying To Pawn Off Her Kids On Her Family So She And Her Husband Can Have Some Time Alone

"We have to go through Hell so people can see their nephews, grandsons, etc."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• July 26, 2023

Family members like grandparents, siblings, and other relatives seem like ideal babysitters. However, there are a lot of reasons why you might not want to hire a family to watch the children.

Yes, we know the convenience of using family as a babysitter is one of the most alluring benefits. You need a babysitter you can call on at short notice, day or night, and you don't want to be inconveniencing someone without pay.

Babysitting costs can range from $12 an hour or more, depending on expertise, the time of day you require a sitter and other elements like your location and the number of kids you have. However, the average pay for babysitters is far greater, coming in at over $16 per hour.

Daycare is a continuous commitment that costs money each month. As parents, we are all aware that grandma doesn't charge anything to watch the kids if she is your sitter.

So when you need a babysitter, family members are frequently more likely to agree. Because you are familiar with their schedule, you can plan your days around it, but that means you have to expect free babysitting from them.

The original poster was thoroughly roasted for expecting free babysitting because their families wanted to see and spend time with their kids. They wanted to use that opportunity to dump their kids on them and go have some private time.

The headline

OP and her husband made plans to go out when they got back to their hometown

And the comments from other Redditors roll in...

The level of entitlement is hilarious to this Redditor

Don't go if you don't want to be with them

No one owes the OP free babysitting

The OP's being weirdly dramatic about the travel

The OP is not doing them a favor in any way

This Redditor finds the OP's expectations to be pretty normal

OP's children are not bargaining tools to get what she wants

Getting some alone time without the kids

Expecting others to watch your kids for free

This Redditor has been through something similar

It's the OP's drama for this Redditor

The OP chose to have kids and bring them over

This Redditor wants to know what they are missing in the story

This Redditor believes it's a fairly standard expectation

Expecting it makes the OP the AH

It would have been different if the OP's family offered it

There is a cultural thing here

The OP could have declined the visit

Sounds like the OP is doing it out of spite

When you ask family for help watching your children, they feel obligated to provide their consent. When you ask them to babysit, they nearly always say yes since they enjoy seeing and spending time with your children but the OP went too far.

Redditors made sure to keep her in her rightful place as the AH in this story.

Maryjane