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[quote=Anonymous]Put yourself in MIL shoes for a moment. She was using her retirement time to watch your 1st child without compensation. That is a huge deal - basically once she was actively watching dc1, it was like a job where she had responsibilities and couldn’t just sleep in, pick up and go etc. You saved a crapload of money. From what you said she was too involved in your life. I get that. While the ideal situation for you would have been childcare for free for dc2 with no strings and firm boundaries for her the ideal situation would have been taking on that responsibility and getting to be more involved in your life. So while you feel disappointed by the financial implications, realize no one is getting what they wanted in this situation and there may not have been a compromise that everyone could be happy with. All you can do now is move forward with the relationship and for both sides to let the negative feeling go. [/quote]
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