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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fair might mean watching grandkids for 9 days while parents go on vacation. Dh and I would do just about anything for my parents who give us this. It way more precious than daycare. [b]Daycare is easy to get, overnight care is not. [/b]

I would also think that the local child will help you more. My grandparents watched my cousin who was local to them. My aunt helps me grandparents nonstop now. [/quote]

This is How to make it equitable. I’d also try to insist that babysitting happens at your house. Then it’s on them.

I’d also talk to your daughter about getting in a waitlist for when the baby is one or two. Potty training is very demanding, and I don’t think it’s being unfair to say that you might not be energetic enough to do that again at your phase of life. The first year of childcare is the most expensive, so even if you can only do a year, you’re being very generous. The worst thing would be for you to offer care, get overwhelmed, and then they need to scramble, leaving the child in a low-quality program. Plan the exit now.

If they have a second baby, and you’re still game to watch baby 2,  you’ll want the older child to be in good daycare, so you can focus on baby 2. My mom helped me with sitting when my kids were 2 and 4. She found that she could only do one child at a time, given her age.

To be clear, you can stop sitting at any time for any reason, but they’ll be much happier in the long run if they have time to get off the wait list for a high quality alternative.[/quote]

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