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[quote=Anonymous]I'm actually the stepmom here.  Can someone please tell me if this is normal or, as I think it is, very odd.

My 7 year old stepdaughter's summer day camp is closed this week, as is the norm in the area I think.  My two children (toddler and preschooler) have childcare this week.  My husband is traveling for work this week (this is the busy time of the year for him, he makes good money and therefore writes a big child support check despite 50/50 custody...I mention this only to point out that it is in everyone's financial interest (kids, ex-wife, current wife, etc) that he makes this money and so him not doing the work trip is not an option.

My stepdaughter's mother is taking the girl just one day this week, and tomorrow, I am taking her and I can't not go to work so I have to take her to work with me.  The mom is a federal employee so I'd imagine she has decent family leave protections, too.

As a mother myself, I just cannot imagine ever doing this.  I think it is just beyond strange that the mother would rather have me take the girl to work than to take responsibility for her own child.  If the parents were still married, my husband would still be out of town all week, and the mother would have to find a way to take care of her daughter.  I'm sure part of the reason I find this so odd is that there is no thank you, no recognition that this isn't really my responsibility.  There's just sort of an acceptance that I'll do what she is unwilling to do.

Am I wrong here? Am I missing something?[/quote]

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