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[quote=Anonymous]Your mother has made clear that the price of her care is heavy involvement with your children's upbringing. It's a take it or leave it proposition, but the leave it part may end up being more costly to you in the long run - estrangement, etc. so I'd tread carefully.

It's not unusual for the older generation to give advice and think you are "doing it wrong." In your case, your parents' help may actually be really valuable if they are the ones doing the work involved around it - like making home-cooked meals, better enrichment type activities, more reading, etc.

I think if I were in your shoes I'd let my mom go to the appointment with me. One of two things is going to happen - most likely the doctor is going to tell you that nothing is wrong, the kid needs more sleep and that's it. If it ends up being something else, well at least you know. And your mom may push for a second opinion, and that's where I would push back. Don't get me wrong, I think the request is unreasonable, but you've got a pattern here, and some pretty valuable childcare and relationships.

As your kids get older and need less, you can all naturally pull back.[/quote]

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