Reply to why do so many of you expect family to help

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "why do so many of you expect family to help"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, this is so sad.

My mother and my MIL babysit for free several times a week.

My DH and I also help them -- run errands, manual labor, help with tech stuff -- whatever they need.

We help each other out because we are a family.

Also, the grandmas love being around their grand kids and vice versa. I am so glad they are able to build this loving relationship.

BTW-- my mother and MIL both had careers before retiring.

We also go on outings together and even vacation together sometimes, which I am guessing would horrify most people on this board.[/quote]

10:38 here and this sounds like us, too.  SHOCKING - we have families that enjoy each other's company!  [/quote]

This is my situation too, except that neither my parents nor my in-laws live near enough to babysit every week.  They come whenever they can and love to spend time with the kids.  They also seem to feel good about giving DH and I a break so we can get out and stay connected as a couple.  They happily fill in while our nanny takes vacations.  We love taking vacations with them, in part because we like spending time as a family (did this before kids as well) and in part because the extra help with kids means that DH and I can relax a bit too.  It works especially well with my mom and sister because they don't have the means to take some of the trips that my DH and I take them on.  I thought this was pretty normal, but maybe I'm just lucky.

I really don't understand the anger from some of the posters on this thread.  If you resent helping out with the kids of your family members, just don't make yourself available.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics