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[quote=Anonymous]First it is insane to expect or assume that your wife will  take on eldercare for your mother. Its doubly insane to them diminish what this entails by calling it pitching in. Eldercare is draining even in small amounts. Sunsetting people are very difficult to deal with and if you aren't a nurse aiding with bodily functions for a person that is non compliant can be very hard.

Second your sister has told you that she can MAYBE do 1 or 2 days. This is going to end up with your sister doing 1 day at most. A nanny or daycare is going to want a set schedule not last minute notice when your sister decides she is only doing 1 day and can't make day 2. Your jobs will also suffer if you are constantly changing your schedule so you would need to plan on doing 4 days. This is crazy unfair that your sister gets to decide that she will do 20% of the work and you will do 80% of the work which you then will delegate to your wife.

From your post, it sounds like your sister's kids are already old enough to not need childcare since your mom provided that when she and they were younger. You and your wife on the other hand have young children that you are juggling with working.

Team wife 100%. [/quote]

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