Is taking my grand-daughter to the library a MUST when I babysit?

Depends on the library as well . I use the local one which has a Wed. morning sit in for tinies with stories nursery rhymes etc and it is rather sweet to see the young librarians falter over "obscure" nursery rhymes which we grans have to bellow out because they weren't as on the ball as we are. As for TV odd how "we haven't time for tV too full and busy lives" but blow me the ipad came out of the handbag because the five year old didn't know how to sit through chuch-isn't an ipad tv?

Sorry but if you were sitting your grandchild in front of the box for the duration I'd think your daughter would have an axe to grind. However, you are doing all sorts of craft activities and I'm sure you would have gone to the library in time - she has no right to complain. So many mums don't have parents close by enough to help out so she should be a little bit grateful.

Just to say I've been away from Gransnet for nearly 6 months due to being computerless - now I'm not and I'm back!!! It's great.

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Nice to have you backdorsetpennt

Good to have you back, dorsetpennt. I hope you haven't been having withdrawal symptoms. I'm sure I would!

I did have withdrawal symptons - kept thinking I'll ask on Gransnet and couldn't.
Did try the comps at the library - I know they are free but I was surrounded by other users all 'coffing,sniffing, scratching' etc. Also by the time you check and reply to your e-mails you haven't time to browse the forums on Gransnet. Thanks for your welcome messages.

take the child to the library.
it will make your daughter happy.
you're only not going because you want to make your daughter irritated and show you have power.
sack that and go.
the library is ok. you might enjoy it. the child might enjoy it. the daughter will feel better. has she asked you to do that one thing that she can't do? why not do it?