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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When you say she won't provide child care for your children, are we talking about fulltime care or occasional babysitting for a night out or in a pinch care (a few times a month)?  I looked through most of the posts and did not find it, I apologize if you have addressed already. [/quote]

She won't do occasional babysitting either. She used to say we could count on her in a pinch, but has never come through. My childcare arrangements are solid. I have plan A, B, and C.

Last winter, however, DH was sent on a week-long work trip with a day of notice, my boss asked me to take the lead on a matter out of town for a day. That was also a day of a bad snowstorm and our daycare closed. So, that took out plan A (daycare) and plan B (me or DH). Plan C is usually my brother, but he was sick with pneumonia.

With nowhere else to turn, I called my MIL. She hemmed and hawed and asked if there was anyone else. Then she started sniffling and said she wasn't sure if she was coming down with something. She was so reluctant that I let her off the hook and told her I'd take care of it. She was off the phone in a heartbeat. I ended up staying home and my boss was mad at me. I didn't treat her any differently or get mad at her. My kid, my responsibility. Honestly, she did exactly what I expected. I always believed she was full of shit when she said she'd help out if we needed her.[/quote]

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