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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think parents find it easier to babysit the grandkids of their daughters than their sons. It is because daughters and moms share similar parenting styles.  I have see MILs take care of their DILs kids, but this was in the way of sharing the same house or the DIL relying exclusively on MIL for daycare.

Also, all babies are individuals and your ILs are older people. Maybe they find your SILs kids less fussy, easier to take care of, less exhausting? You do not know what give and take is happening between your SIL and MIL.  Let it go. [/quote]

I have a sister (I am also a woman) and I find my parents babysit my sister's kids MUCH more often.  I think it's not so much parenting "style" as it is that they see her as more needy and frankly much more willing to cede to their ways of doing things.  Ie they will babysit but reserve the right to plant my kids in front of the TV and feed them ice cream for lunch.  We pick and choose when we ask and accept we don't get to dictate what they do.  [/quote]

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