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[quote=Anonymous]My sis in law did this with my in laws. She never actually asked, just assumed they'd watch her kids, and she never paid them (they asked for $100 a week, basically nothing).

My FIL had just retired and was the primary carer until his death, then my MIL from her retirement to her death (both died in their 60s).  As a result the in laws often canceled vacations to see us (we live out of state).  We'd come down to visit and my son almost never got any one on one time with his grandparents.  If we were doing an outing, she'd drop off her kids and we ended up watching them.

At the time she was diagnosed with cancer my MIL was literally making plans to move away.  She couldn't stand up to sis in law directly so her plan was to just move back to her hometown.  But then she had one of those aggressive cancers that went from diagnosis to hospice in a month.

Now I acknowledge this was my in law's lack of boundaries.  My sis in law is a bit unstable and would blow up all the time.  She's managed to find care since MIL's death. [/quote]

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