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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So wait, this family has ALWAYS counted on having 100% of their childcare from family? Another family member takes the boys the two other days? Wow.  They should be absolutely ashamed for taking advantage of their families they way they have and continue to. I understand you really can't talk to them about their finances and make suggestions on how they could cut costs because it would make things more awkward, but why aren't they doing these things?! It's maddening. How are they changing their lifestyle to adjust for this? Are they at all? They seem to default to the "it takes a village" mantra making their responsibilties everyone else's. And if you hire a mother's helper, they need to pay for it, not split it with you. Are you feedinyour nephews? Do they give you money for food,  any sort of payment?[/quote]

OP here....these are alot of my thoughts as well. It seems like a bad move to count on two 60 some year old women for 100 percent of your childcare needs and then have no back up plan when one gets ill.  They have given me 3 giftcards for groceries over 4 months, 50 bucks each. It's nice but it's kind of a joke to me bc obv my grocery costs have gone up more than 150 bucks over 4 months. Sil is def of the "it takes a village" but let's just say my kids are never invited to her hut.[/quote]

My SIL does this as well for her kids from birth to 18 months. Grandparents take the baby on alternating weeks. It burns me up a bit because occasionally when we ask if they can help out with our two, my MIL never can if its her week with the SIL's baby. We've shelled out for 100% of our child care since birth, and it would be nice if we could use the grandparents as back up. But nope, not on the weeks they are caring fot the baby.[/quote]

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