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Ugh, it was my wife's birthday yesterday. A *month* ago, my sister offered to babysit our two daughters so I could take my wife out to dinner with friends. We booked into a nice restaurant (one of the masterchef presenters owns it), and everything was great and I was really looking forward to it.
The day before, we got a text. "Sorry I can't babysit. I'm feeling run down and exhausted."
Now, I was feeling uncharitable towards her at this point, so simply responded with a text too - "Ok"
The major problem was that the other friends we'd usually ask to babysit were also coming out to dinner with us. Now, as it was my wife's birthday, I figured that she shouldn't be punished, so I said that I'd stay and mind the girls while she went out with our friends.
Half an hour before she left, we got another text - "Well, if you have the girls ready for bed, I can just come round and sit on the couch."
I responded. "No thanks, we've made other plans"
I hate that. She offered, we accepted. Great, we'd owe you a favour. But pulling out at the last minute does not just mean we don't owe you that favour anymore, it's now more of an anti-favour. We had to fuck up our plans to cover for you.
Gah, so bloody annoyed at her right now.
The day before, we got a text. "Sorry I can't babysit. I'm feeling run down and exhausted."
Now, I was feeling uncharitable towards her at this point, so simply responded with a text too - "Ok"
The major problem was that the other friends we'd usually ask to babysit were also coming out to dinner with us. Now, as it was my wife's birthday, I figured that she shouldn't be punished, so I said that I'd stay and mind the girls while she went out with our friends.
Half an hour before she left, we got another text - "Well, if you have the girls ready for bed, I can just come round and sit on the couch."
I responded. "No thanks, we've made other plans"
I hate that. She offered, we accepted. Great, we'd owe you a favour. But pulling out at the last minute does not just mean we don't owe you that favour anymore, it's now more of an anti-favour. We had to fuck up our plans to cover for you.
Gah, so bloody annoyed at her right now.
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