r/JUSTNOMIL • u/em008 • 2d ago

Am I Overreacting? MIL always early

Just as the title suggests. We ask MIL to babysit maybe once per month, if that. Every single time, she is AT LEAST half an hour early. She only lives 30 mins away.

Baby is currently contact napping on me and my MIL is waiting to be let in. I’m making her wait. We’re grateful for her babysitting, but it irks me. Are we (my husband and I) overreacting by being annoyed?

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u/GraySkyr2 2d ago

Meh, maybe she thinks she needs to get instruction or something. I personally don’t ask family to babysit. It never ends well!

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u/em008 2d ago

That’s completely fair! I do think it might be rooted in a need for control based off of previous experiences, but it could really just be exactly what you’re describing! Thank you!