Do your sister ever watch your kids??

United States
May 17, 2007 9:52am CST
Ok I live away from all my family and my husband's family and have my kids all the time. I don't ever ask them to watch my kids and yesterday my best friend was having her baby and asked my sister to watch my kids and she said yes but then kept calling me complaining. When I have her son all the time, take her places to eat and run errands, and never ask for money back because that is my sister. Do you think it was fair of her to keep calling me and complaining about watching my kids?
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@huilee (1005)
• Singapore
17 May 07
Well, i guess coz she gets too busy, she just wans to complain... Im not married... But i look after my sis's child, willingly... I mean, if u look at it from another angle... why should u complain when others does? Right? Just do ur part and if she does not appreciate, so be it... Afterall, shes ur sis... Whats there to mind about... Right?
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• United States
17 May 07
Yeah I know you are right. I don't complain to her at all and she wasn't busy she stays home while her bf works. I only complain to my husband and he just listens until I'm done. He is so good.
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• United States
17 May 07
Thank you. Yes I do have a good husband he is wonderful.
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@huilee (1005)
• Singapore
17 May 07
Yesh, u r so lucky... Im glad ur husband listens to u... Its better then complaining to ur sis and making relationship turn sour... Good luck and keep up the good work ya... =)
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
17 May 07
Unless your children were being extremely naughty, there is no reason your sister should be calling you. Actually, she shouldn't call you at all, she should have waited until you were back to tell you if the kids were naughty. The only reason she should have called would be for an emergency. I have 3 sisters and only 1 of them I feel comfortable calling to ask if she will watch my kids. I know that she is fun for them to visit, she doesn't stress out over little things and she will discipline them like I would.
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• United States
17 May 07
No my kids are very good. My infant just lays there pretty much. She probably was hungry or tired. My son just plays with her son they are the same age. That just really bothered me because I know my kids aren't bad at all and she acted all weird about it.
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
17 May 07
I would be upset about it too. If your kids were good, what the heck was she calling you about?
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• United States
18 May 07
I don't know. You would think they would be happy considering I live over a 1000 miles away and only come up a once or twice a year but I guess not. The thing that really gets me mad is my other sister has 3 kids 3 years old and under and she always watches her kids.
@soccermom (3198)
• United States
17 May 07
My sister lives about an hour and a half away, and never watches my kids. She always says her and her husband want to take the kids for a weekend, so my hubby and I make plans and then she'll call at the last minute and say she can't take them. Not only does it tick me off but it upsets the kids too. She doesn't have any of her own and honestly I don't know how she'll cope when she does. My whole family is like that though, not very kid friendly, it's a miracle I turned out the way I did. My MIL on the other hand has them, and wants to have them all the time. I'm lucky I have her in my life.
• United States
18 May 07
My sister used to do that to me all the time too. She would say if you watch my daughter tonite while I go out I will watch your's another night so you can go out and I was like oh cool yeah and then my night would come and she wouldn't answer her phone, or say that she couldn't or she would go out and my parents would have her kids or one of my sister's already. Now I know why I moved so far away too.