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Miss Manners: I backed out of babysitting my sick grandchild and now my son won’t speak to me

Who, if anyone, is overreacting here?

Published Jun 22, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We had arranged with our son and daughter-in-law to babysit their 1- and 4-year-olds so they could go to an out-of-town concert, being gone for two nights. Three days before we were to arrive, the 4-year-old got sick and they took him to urgent care.