She Upset Her Cousin After Telling Her She Couldn’t Dog Sit For Her Like Always Because She’s Too Busy Taking Care Of Her 3 Half-Sisters
It’s quite messed up when people expect you to do favors for them while you’re going through a rough time.
One woman recently upset her cousin after telling her she couldn’t babysit her dog like she’s done for the last few years because she’s too busy taking care of three kids.
She’s married and has had a special deal with her cousin for the last six years. Every summer, her cousin goes on a week-long trip, so she and her husband stay at her sister’s house two hours away and take care of her dog, Monty, while she’s gone.
“We love the dog, and it is always a pleasure, which she pays us for even though we would do it for free,” she said,
However, her life drastically changed when she and her husband took in her two half-sisters, who are under 10-years-old, in November of 2021 because her father and his wife were unfit to care for them.
So, last summer, she told her cousin that when she went on her trip, she’d have to drop Monty off and let him stay at her house since driving the kids over would be too difficult.
Then, her cousin claimed it would be more difficult to transport Monty than the kids, so she gave in and brought her family to her cousin’s house.
Unfortunately, visiting her cousin’s house was more stressful than fun or relaxing since juggling little kids and a dog can be a lot.
This year, her cousin called her at the end of May to let her know when she’d be on her annual vacation in August so they could make a plan for Monty. But not long after they spoke, she received some shocking news.
SAJ – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dog
As it turned out, her troubled father and his wife had another baby together. It was born premature and with a lot of health issues. She and her husband were shocked and agreed to care for the baby, who needs their full attention.
“Three intense weeks in the NICU and then living with a very fussy little baby [has] been rough,” she explained. “Dog sitting very much slipped my mind along with everything else.”
Despite the chaos, her cousin called her and asked if the baby was ready to take her first vacation, assuming she would still bring her family to her house to dog sit later this summer.
She had to tell her cousin there was no way she could dog-sit Monty this year. The baby is still adjusting, and she has hardly had a chance to leave the house. Her cousin then offered to bring Monty to her home, but she believed having him there would be too stressful.
“She got really upset and said I have stopped caring about Monty since I got the kids, and they have replaced him,” she recalled.
“She says we have let her down, as now she has to struggle to find someone to look after her ‘baby,’ even though we had committed to doing it every year. And then she told me she’ll remember this when I ask her to babysit my kids.”
Her cousin also said she should’ve told her sooner she wouldn’t be able to watch Monty, but once again, she’s been very preoccupied mentally and physically. She doesn’t think she’s being unreasonable, but her cousin is still mad at her.
Is she being unreasonable, or does she need to set this boundary with her cousin?
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