IWLTS it is 2023

[emma_p]

What time did they arrive?

I think as long as they’re there by 6 it’s ok.

[sally maclennane]

They both arrived just after I posted that. I hate when people arrive just as we're about to serve up.

[Leap]

IWLTS (in the most annoying, arsehole-y way) well if *I* had today off I would already have checked to confirm nursery is closed, and would have asked very nicely in advance if your mum could take both girls as we know she would, so I would have a nice chilled day ahead and not be slamming around the house very angry at, ultimately, myself

Which I obviously won’t I mostly work through Christmas as my office stays open, C’s always shuts so I check out of childcare arrangements as if nursery is closed (as it is today) then C is here. He is stunned, stunned by this turn of events (which also happened last week).

[Glint]

He’s shocked the nursery is shut in a bank holiday? Poor petal

[SunnyMum]

Hang on. He's off work. Nursery is shut. He needs his Mum to mind the girls? I'm missing something surely.

[Lola]

He’s got to babysit his own children

[Lily]

They both arrived just after I posted that. I hate when people arrive just as we're about to serve up.

Tell them what time to turn up - I would probably come at around the same time if I didn't feel I had to be there any earlier. (Or tell them you're serving up half an hour earlier than you actually are! )

I'm totally lost by that Leap, but assume he'd planned a nice day off doing bugger all!

[sally maclennane]

Yeah, I think that's where I went wrong. Next time, I'll say dinner will be at 6, but really it will be half 6

[Leap]

It’s a total roast idiot moment, or rather roast yourself moment as it doesn’t impact me. If he had thought for a second, he would’ve known he had them both today and wasn’t having a day on the sofa and huffed and puffed about it. He fully enjoys planning a solo day with them; he also knows his mum might’ve said “oooh let me take them and you have a nice relaxing day” because she adores them. But not at the last minute.

He did resist any kind of “you should’ve told me”, so I am quietly resisting what I think sal would call “advice that involves time travel”