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[quote=Anonymous]I have a sister who had her first child when I was still a teenager. Since sister's dd was the first grandchild in the family there was no precedent for how much childcare family members would provide (free of charge, natch). I pretty easily fell into the babysitter trap, assuming all those hours would be repaid when I eventually had kids. Once I had kids it was clear that all of those free babysitting hours would never be repaid. In fact if my sister so much as took one of the kids into another room or outside for five minutes it was very reluctantly. The thought of actual babysitting would be offensive and laughable to her. If you continue to step up I would talk to her about reciprocity, either in the form of future babysitting for you or in some other form (big house projects, etc). If you don't want to continue to be at her beck and call, please say something. She's really taking advantage of you.[/quote]
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