Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

are you saying you Cant go on vaca because of this ?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Nervous wreck just thinking about driving to cincci.

It’ll be ok. Deep breaths. Ohioians aren’t that bad

Where is everybody today? Camp, I pitched my own fit at dinner time. Found out late this afternoon that not only does my SIL have another training session this year for work, but that it's the last week of August. So not only am I going to be gone on vacation the first week of August, but now this. I'm canning at this time of year EVERYBODY ~ GOD some days I wish I could just run away. DD works night so daycare help of zero. Plus if gd has a summer job I will have to go there to watch them. It's bad enough when they are here, but I just can't be gone at that time of year. I'm just so over life at the moment. Oh ya, that's right, I don't have a life Have been raising kids for over 34 years, I'm ready to be done. This all was not part of the deal

Tell them you aren’t available. You are a grandparent not a babysitter. What about SIL parents? DD can’t switch shifts?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

its not the people, Its the heavy traffic, one way streets and tall buildings.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

How was your day Alley ? Have you ever been to good Sams ?

 

[ChickenLady2014]

are you saying you Cant go on vaca because of this ?

No, I'm saying that the month of August is shot for gardening & canning. Not certain if anything will be alive when we get back from vacation. Told hubs that he better never ever schedule another vacation in August unless we have gotten out of business. I'm just super stressed, dd has a 4 day job training session next week that I will have kiddos for. Just had them for a 4 day training session in May & then all the extra days with dd being sick. Then overnight Sunday/Monday at the beginning of this week. Will just get thru next week's hoopla & then will have them for 2 days over the weekend because they are taking gd to a concert that was part of her 16th birthday present. I'm just so tired of everyone else running my life. Is it selfish of me to want just a small slice of life before I can't do anything because of physical limitations? That's getting here faster & faster. It about kills me to have those kiddos days on end.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Lisa, You did your job. You raised your kids and no you are not being selfish at all. This life is short and no way you should spend it always doing for others. Then whats the point ? Once is a while is a good Nana. Every time they holler is taking advantage. I cant stress how important it is to do something/anything you want while you are able. You deserve so much more

 

[ChickenLady2014]

It’ll be ok. Deep breaths. Ohioians aren’t that bad


Tell them you aren’t available. You are a grandparent not a babysitter. What about SIL parents? DD can’t switch shifts?

I wish I could, but there is no one else to do it. DD has looked for different work, but there just isn't much available in their area. SIL's parents have never watched kiddos overnight. She used to have the boys for daycare when dd had a day job, but then she got cancer & dd's job was discontinued so she was scrambling for a job. The area they live in is declining in Industry, so good jobs are tough to get. Because of daycare cost for 2 boys she can't earn enough traveling for work. This leaves us with the predicament we are in now. As long as there is breath in my body I will do what I can to help out. She is & always will be my dd. That doesn't mean I have to like it all the time. I know they appreciate all that I do, they are very good about that. It's just that I don't have the energy or the back to go as I used to.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Lisa, You did your job. You raised your kids and no you are not being selfish at all. This life is short and no way you should spend it always doing for others. Then whats the point ? Once is a while is a good Nana. Every time they holler is taking advantage. I cant stress how important it is to do something/anything you want while you are able. You deserve so much more

I'll be ok, just needed to rant & get it off my chest is all

 

[Granny Hatchet]

as you can tell I have a list of regrets. LOL Things I could of done, wanted to do and cant now. I listened to other people telling me what I couldnt do instead of trying . Thats all my fault. Not trying is the fail.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Bring them. I can still babysit .