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Farmor15 Thu 30-Dec-21 14:03:01

I'd wish him luck finding anyone to care for 3 young children for such long hours, no matter what he pays. Hopefully it will be a wake up call for him, and he'll find someone to mind them part of the time, but still allow you to see them.

wildswan16 Thu 30-Dec-21 13:18:17

If you are struggling and exhausted then it will be very difficult to give the children the love and care you would like to give them. I do hope their father is sensible and you will be able to see them and spend time with them as you wish.

He will probably realise how lucky he was to have your help over the past weeks, and may regret his attitude.

VioletSky Thu 30-Dec-21 12:51:42

Waa the wage you were being paid to do this a reasonable wage?

If you aren't physically capable then resigning is the right thing to do and you can go back to being grandma and seeing your grandchildren at the weekends

Hopefully things will calm down and return to normalnwhen your son isn't having such a stressful time with his wife away for so long

SHELL60 Thu 30-Dec-21 12:44:28

I'm looking after my beautiful 3 grandchildren.
Ages 2, 3 and 6.
I'm aged 60 years old.
My son sees to them most evenings and I take care of them from 6am to 6pm daily.
And I see to them onvthexweekends too.
Their mother has been caught in the UK with Covid abd other business she had to take care of.
I've been looking after my 3 dear little ones for 5 weeks now.
Some nights I've slept over and of course im woken by 5am each day.
I havd osteoarthritis too and i have a lot of pain.
I've asked mg son for a but of time off to either get a bit of shopping done or get to the Doctor .
He always says he's too busy to give me time off.
Today I asked him to help me again and he said I can't deal with yhe chikdren and not yo come back.
He said he eould find someone else.
Actually, I agree!!
I'm NOT coping under the circumstances and never have any support or help with these hours and days without even going home.
Even though I was being paid, I've been humiliated and the atmosphere is one of no respect common decency.
How do I handle this?
Please help.
My heart aches .
So im back home