I have been helping with babysitting for my now 4 1/2 yr old granddaughter since she the day she was born. She is the love of my life - so smart, so affectionate and so very active! I help watch her with her other grandma 1 or 2x/wk for 3 hours each time.
I have found it to be more and more challenging as time goes on.
Backgound: Twice now this year we've been asked to watch her at our house for the entire day. Her other grandparents have her stay overnight, and we do the day time.
Both times now I have become so exhausted that I found myself questioning my ability to do this again. Both times, afterwards I was in so much pain and spasticity in my whole body went through the roof and no sleep as a result! This Sunday I was in tears until I found some old Percoset from a surgery 5 years and took 1/4 of a dose. That did the trick. Been sleeping and recouping, but still it's taken until today to feel back to my normal self.
I really don't know how to break it to her parents that I simply can't do this again. I am really mostly sad about this... it's not the kind of scenario that I envisioned of being a grandma. She loves me and wants to spend the night sometime, but can't see that happening.
So, I come to you asking for advice. Her parents, both full time hard workers, like to get away for a weekend out of town and I can't blame them. I want them to know that I am capable and dependable, but really I'm not
Thanks for reading!
I have found it to be more and more challenging as time goes on.
Backgound: Twice now this year we've been asked to watch her at our house for the entire day. Her other grandparents have her stay overnight, and we do the day time.
Both times now I have become so exhausted that I found myself questioning my ability to do this again. Both times, afterwards I was in so much pain and spasticity in my whole body went through the roof and no sleep as a result! This Sunday I was in tears until I found some old Percoset from a surgery 5 years and took 1/4 of a dose. That did the trick. Been sleeping and recouping, but still it's taken until today to feel back to my normal self.
I really don't know how to break it to her parents that I simply can't do this again. I am really mostly sad about this... it's not the kind of scenario that I envisioned of being a grandma. She loves me and wants to spend the night sometime, but can't see that happening.
So, I come to you asking for advice. Her parents, both full time hard workers, like to get away for a weekend out of town and I can't blame them. I want them to know that I am capable and dependable, but really I'm not
Thanks for reading!
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