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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like most USA women, I did not have a village. My husband worked a very time intensive job when the children were very young. So it all pretty much fell to me. And I worked full time and juggled everything. Since they were in daycare all day, I felt guilty to even think about leaving them to go out to dinner or out on the weekends. I wanted to treasure anytime I had with them.
Now that they are older – college & high school – life is much easier. My husband took a less time intensive job so we have a much better balance of household responsibility. (note, we had to move away from DC for this to happen)
[b]If/when I have grandkids, I’m going to be the village that I didn’t have. Need me to watch a sick kid? I’ll be there! Need me so you can go on date night? I’ll be there! Want a second set of hands to help with a project on the weekend? I’ll be there! Maybe it will be Saturday afternoons with grandma and the parents can do whatever they want – maybe it’s going on a date, maybe it’s just cleaning the house, maybe it’s shopping without the hassle of taking the children along, or maybe it’s a nap.[/b]
I understand grandparents not wanting to raise their grandchildren. I think there needs to be a balance between helping our children not be a stressed out mess in parenthood like we were, but not taking on the responsibility for raising the child. [/quote]

I feel this way exactly. My own mother made my having kids be all about her, and added to my stress rather than helped. Now, she doesn’t understand why the kids don’t call her more. [/quote]

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