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LW#1 sounds like she has a drinking problem. If she can't do without a drink while she has the kid for a few days, she should say no to the babysitting request. At least she is honest about it. The parents should take their 5 day art class one person at a time, not together.
LW#2: Your niece has a problem. Let her not speak to you, no loss there. You can cross her and her ungrateful children off your gift list.
First letter: unless the grandparents have a history of alcohol abuse, it is unreasonable for the parents to forbid a glass of wine while caring for the grandchild. They intend to leave the child for 5 days, then dictate behavior of the caregivers who are also the grandparents? I saw nothing in her letter to indicate she was "afraid" to discuss this with her daughter--I think Amy may have jumped to conclusions. If the parents are fearful of the grandparents behavior, then they should seek care elsewhere.
If Wl's daughter can't trust her parents and don't want to trust their kid to a stranger, then they oughta just stay home like everyone else with little kids. Sounds a little ungrateful to me.
Wow, who hands out a list of rules to a relative for watching their kids. What a bunch of ungrateful and conceited folks. I hate people that act as if their child is royalty. Got news for you, your kid's not special.
LW#1: reservatrol and other antioxidants in wine are important for the health of older people, and if your daughter doesn't like it, she can arrange other multiday babysitting for their trip. LW#2: If the grandniece sent you a thank you note, don't take it out on her. Maintain your communication with her, not your neice.
It's a week, they've already agreed to these rules concerning their grandson (every parent has/had them). They don't have to always agree to caring for their grandson, they should have other options. However, Amy's right,five days isn't that long of a time to expect them to imbibe independently of one another. I don't agree with the daughter's pov on the subject (though I don't know if it's due to their normal levels of consumption) but, it's important enough to her (and her husband) to have brought it up, considering how uncomfortable it would be to do so.
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The only drinking problem I see from WL is her selfish daughter imposing on the grandparents. Let her find a paid sitter for the little anklebiter, and the grandparents can enjoy their post-child rearing years as they see fit.
"Even one glass of wine can affect your response time and sleep habits." Is she piloting the space shuttle? Amy you are ridiculous.
If someone gave me a list of rules when I watched their kid I would give the rules and the kid right back to them.
Yeah this has to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read. A single glass of wine? Give me a break. Tell this mom to enter the real world and maybe HIRE a sitter.
0 tolerance? i have 0 tolerance for that ungrateful woman and her lame holier than thou attitude. that is the most ridiculous demand I have ever seen...now if the grandparents are alcoholics thats a different ballgame.
0 tolerance? i have 0 tolerance for that ungrateful woman and her lame holier than thou attitude. that is the most ridiculous demand I have ever seen...now if the grandparents are alcoholics thats a different ballgame.
never trust a man who doesn't drink.
I'll drink to that!
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