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[quote=Anonymous]When we had our second child, we asked my husband's mother if she could come for a few days to watch our four-year-old while we were at the hospital.  She had gone to visit her other children when they had babies and done the same thing.  She agreed, but then asked us to send her a plane ticket.  She had not made that request of her other two children in similar situations.  It was not a matter of finances because she and her husband are quite wealthy -- millions in savings, large, paid-for home, two months a year vacationing in the Caribbean, new cars every few years, large amounts spent on jewelry and gambling trips to Las Vegas.  At that point, they were significantly better off than we were.  We sent her the ticket, but we were a bit hurt.  We couldn't imagine ourselves asking our children to do that and would most likely leap at the chance to see a new grandchild.  Was it our responsibility to send her a ticket?  Are we just jerks?  It did hurt a bit from an emotional standpoint, but maybe it was our responsibility to pay for her trip and we are clueless?[/quote]

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