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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm inclined to agree with the posters who say you sound whiny and like you're just annoyed because your parents don't want to be babysitters.

While I'm not a grandparent, I've had a sibling that was really only interested in me, because they wanted me for free babysitting. It took me some time to figure this out, and let me tell you, it's a shitty feeling. A really shitty feeling, to feel like the only reason you're relevant to your family member, is because they want you for THEIR needs/wants.

I think when you become a grownup, the relationship with your parents even out - you become peers. Your parents, while they cared for you, are not responsible for (1) caring for your children, and (2) not responsible for you as an adult. Get to know your parents as peers and friends, and equals. If you want help from them, ask - but also give help right back to them. You are equals now - your parents do not owe you anything. Spend time with them for the sake of spending time with them - not because you want babysitters.[/quote]

WTF are you talking about. Parents always love you as parents. You sound like a freaky babyboomer. Parents do not become your peers.[/quote]

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