When you first become a parent, it\u2019s common to need a little assistance.<\/p>\n
Often, this is when you are in your 20s or 30s and you\u2019re trying to build your career and maintain the status quo,<\/p>\n
so having a child can make it difficult to be well-rounded. One of the ways that we often get help<\/p>\n
is through our parents, who are the grandparents of the new baby. They will chip<\/p>\n
in to assist and sometimes, they may even be a regular part of their lives as a babysitter.<\/p>\n
This is something that many people rely on but it is also something that is not held the same in every family.<\/p>\n
That includes this family, and when the mother-in-law said she wanted to be paid for babysitting the grandchild,<\/p>\n
things got ugly. I\u2019m in a tough spot right now. My husband and I have been happily married for 10 years.<\/p>\n
We have a lovely six-month-old baby, and we both work full-time. My husband works from home, and I work at the office.<\/p>\n
Recently, my mother-in-law retired, and she offered to take care of our baby while we work. We accepted her offer and it\u2019s been working out well.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s great with kids, and I really appreciate what she does. She not only looks after the baby but also helps with cooking, cleaning,<\/p>\n
and doing the dishes. This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 8b-2.jpg Yesterday,<\/p>\n
my mother-in-law and I had a conversation that left me in shock. She actually asked us to pay her for the time she spends with our precious Katie.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t believe she would put a price on spending time with her own grandchild. When I was a baby,<\/p>\n
my grandma used to babysit me and my sister without ever expecting payment, money, or gifts.<\/p>\n
She did it out of pure love for us. I also used to babysit my siblings for free for hours on end when I was younger.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m at a loss for words. I\u2019m feeling really frustrated, and this situation is causing tension in my marriage.<\/p>\n
My husband believes that she should be compensated because, without her help, we have to hire a total stranger to take care of our child,<\/p>\n
and that could end up being more expensive. I am out of options. I have thought through everything and I\u2019m lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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