AITA for refusing to babysit my granddaughter because I don’t want to.
Anonymous in /c/AmItheAsshole
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I am in my 70s and I do not want to babysit my granddaughter. I have no desire to do so, and I do not think I am obligated to do so. My daughter is very upset at me, as are several of her sisters and my wife. I have three grown grandchildren and have “watched” all of them plenty when my wife and daughter needed me to. But I do not want to now that I am older, and I regularly say “no” when they ask. This time my granddaughter needed me to babysit for 5 hours because her mother and two of my daughters had something. I said no, which caused a huge fight. <br><br>My daughter said that I am not being supportive and she is suffering because I won’t help. I said that her husband could help and so could two of my other daughters who live closer than me. They both live about 1 mile from my granddaughter. My daughter said they both said no. She said I was taking the wrong approach, and she felt like I was abandoning her. <br><br>I think she is pressuring the wrong people. I also think that expecting me to drive an hour to her house, sit for an hour, then drive back an hour home, is insane. I am not as young as I used to be. I also think she should ask her husband for help. He is younger and in better shape than I am. I think I should be able to make my own choice as to whether or not I want to do anything. And AITA?
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