My DS just turned 3 and all the other kids on the street are school-aged except the kid next door who is 5. Since being out this spring, DS has been able to play with this boy since they can ride bikes together, etc. Well, when DS goes out, I go with him because I can't leave my 3yo unattended outside.
Well, if this other boy happens to be out, they play together and my son LOVES to play with the big kid. They play together well, but the problem is the parents usually ditch when I go out, then I'm stuck watching their kid too. This has happened several times in the last few weeks. It's not a huge deal since I'm out there anyway watching my kid. But, it's the principle. Why do they always get to leave their kid with me.
Well, today, it was hot and REALLY humid and I couldn't play outside with DS because I'm 8 months pregnant and it was just too stifling. Later in the afternoon, the neighbor kid rings the doorbell to see if my son can come out to play. Of course, Sebastian (no, not a disney reference) is delighted!! I was in the middle of mopping my kitchen floor and I could still tell that the humidity was really high. So, I ask the dad if he's going to be out watching them. He says, "I hadn't planned on it, I just got back from work." So, I guess he brought his kid over to my house to see if I could watch him. He knows it's hot and he knows I'm pregnant.
So, I said that I'm in the middle of mopping. Then he says, hesitantly, well he could come play in our house for a few minutes. OK, fine, I know my son really wants to play with this kid and he's been stuck inside all day. Well, I go to change his diaper and put shoes on him and take him outside. The dad is gone. He went back inside.
So, here I am in the middle of mopping my floor. VERY hot and sticky from being outside for a mere 30 seconds and I'm stuck watching his kid. I hadn't even planned on being outside. He was the one who sent his kid over to ask mine to play!! Not wanting to disappoint my son, I got a chair and parked it in the shade and just watched them ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk. We were probably out there for about 45 minutes and the dad never came back out. I had to send him home when DH got home, so we could have dinner.
I'm just so ticked off that, since I'm the one who won't my child alone, I get stuck babysitting this other kid. There has not once been an offer from them to watch my son. And they usually just send their kid over when they see that we are out. Next time, I'm just going to have to tell DS "no". But, I sent him out today under the pretense that he was going over to this kids house.
Grrrrrr. I'm just so angry about today. Am I a target because I stay at home? I'm the only SAHM on our street. It's not like I sit at home all day and watch Soaps, eating bon-bons. I can hardly keep my house clean because DS takes up so much of my time. I just don't know how to confront these people. I'm very non-confrontational. I hope I can muster enough strength to just say "no" next time. Of course, there's nothing stopping them from leaving their kid with me when we're already out.
Sorry, this was so long. I really needed to vent. Thanks for listening.
Well, if this other boy happens to be out, they play together and my son LOVES to play with the big kid. They play together well, but the problem is the parents usually ditch when I go out, then I'm stuck watching their kid too. This has happened several times in the last few weeks. It's not a huge deal since I'm out there anyway watching my kid. But, it's the principle. Why do they always get to leave their kid with me.
Well, today, it was hot and REALLY humid and I couldn't play outside with DS because I'm 8 months pregnant and it was just too stifling. Later in the afternoon, the neighbor kid rings the doorbell to see if my son can come out to play. Of course, Sebastian (no, not a disney reference) is delighted!! I was in the middle of mopping my kitchen floor and I could still tell that the humidity was really high. So, I ask the dad if he's going to be out watching them. He says, "I hadn't planned on it, I just got back from work." So, I guess he brought his kid over to my house to see if I could watch him. He knows it's hot and he knows I'm pregnant.
So, I said that I'm in the middle of mopping. Then he says, hesitantly, well he could come play in our house for a few minutes. OK, fine, I know my son really wants to play with this kid and he's been stuck inside all day. Well, I go to change his diaper and put shoes on him and take him outside. The dad is gone. He went back inside.
So, here I am in the middle of mopping my floor. VERY hot and sticky from being outside for a mere 30 seconds and I'm stuck watching his kid. I hadn't even planned on being outside. He was the one who sent his kid over to ask mine to play!! Not wanting to disappoint my son, I got a chair and parked it in the shade and just watched them ride their bikes up and down the sidewalk. We were probably out there for about 45 minutes and the dad never came back out. I had to send him home when DH got home, so we could have dinner.
I'm just so ticked off that, since I'm the one who won't my child alone, I get stuck babysitting this other kid. There has not once been an offer from them to watch my son. And they usually just send their kid over when they see that we are out. Next time, I'm just going to have to tell DS "no". But, I sent him out today under the pretense that he was going over to this kids house.
Grrrrrr. I'm just so angry about today. Am I a target because I stay at home? I'm the only SAHM on our street. It's not like I sit at home all day and watch Soaps, eating bon-bons. I can hardly keep my house clean because DS takes up so much of my time. I just don't know how to confront these people. I'm very non-confrontational. I hope I can muster enough strength to just say "no" next time. Of course, there's nothing stopping them from leaving their kid with me when we're already out.
Sorry, this was so long. I really needed to vent. Thanks for listening.
