My mom has been a homemaker for years. She stays home ALL DAY LONG (trust me, she does not do anything besides watch TV and cook).
I asked her to babysit my newborn so I could go back to work as I struggled with my husband to pay all our debts and just earn our living.
First, she said she was too old and had already raised her kids.
Later, she changed her mind but said I had to PAY her and demanded some other stuff (the list below).
A grandmother, after years of helping her daughter as a single mother, faced a difficult choice: take a much-needed vacation or care for her grandson. Her daughter, overwhelmed by single parenthood, asked her mother to watch the child during her break, thinking it would save on daycare.
The grandma, however, refused, explaining that her vacation was for rest, not childcare. While she offered to help in the mornings, she insisted the child stay in daycare in the afternoons. The daughter disagreed, but the grandmother stuck to her decision. Online reactions were supportive of the grandma, with many agreeing she deserved time for herself.
