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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My adult daughter and son each are expecting this winter. I've agreed to watch my daughter's baby full time when she goes back to work as it's a fairly easy morning ride over to my house. My son and his wife live almost an hour away, so it was never even a question that I'd be able to watch their baby. They didn't ask me, but rather signed up with a daycare.

A friend made a comment that it wasn't fair that I'd be watching one baby for free while the other set of parents pays thousands a month. They can probably afford it more than my daughter and her husband can, and they haven't said anything to me, but now I'm wondering if I'm setting myself up for trouble and ideas of favoritism. Is there any way to make this fair? Should I even try?

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Of course you should watch your grandchild for free. 
If your other child wanted help they would have asked and they would have made it happen. 
I help one child and not the other. One of my kids is fiercely independent and we all get that. [/quote]
Ugh, as the child everyone says is “fiercely independent” I hate this for your “fiercely independent” child. Consider that maybe that child was socialized not to ask for help/to believe that she wasn’t allowed to need help. [/quote]

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