Childcare

A woman has received support online after sharing that her brother is angry she cannot attend his child-free wedding after childcare fell through.

"It was a good thing he was his own boss because he had to watch our son," said the frustrated mom.

A mother on Mumsnet has been accused of "judging" other teachers for not spending the summer break looking after their young children.

"You have brought a man into your child's life who clearly doesn't want him around. What the hell are you doing?" one user said.

"You should absolutely be able to depend on your partner to BE A PARENT," one user said.

"I think you're personalizing something that's not really about you," said one commenter.

A mother asks for advice on Mumsnet after her mother asks to be paid to look after the grandkids.

"I (stupidly now I realize) just expected my mom to offer to care for my baby multiple days a week," the mom-to-be said.

"You take a financial hit for the good of your family, not to be a regular backup childcare," one user said.

"Do not give them money, and do not let them push you into doing something you are mentally incapable of," a Redditor said. "They are the selfish ones!"

"Don't let him make you feel like you're not enough of a mother because you occasionally travel for work," one commenter said.

Me and my husband are going crazy over this. We talk about it every minute of every day.

The mother shared that she and her husband are their grandchildren's full-time caretakers.

"This is awfully entitled of him, not to mention stupid," one commenter wrote.

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"It's not just about missing your sister's wedding. It's about setting boundaries now for how your boss is allowed to treat you," one commenter wrote.

"From now on I'm getting my damn money," the worker said on Reddit.

"A lack of planning on your part does not constitute and emergency on your sister's part. Find a hired and paid babysitter or daycare," one commenter wrote.

"Not your kid, not your responsibility," one commenter said.

The grandma has resorted to call the child "the baby" or the "little one" rather than using a name she describes as "ridiculous."

In the Midwest, Northeast and the South, the annual price of center-based child care for an infant is more than the cost of housing.

"Last I checked people don't pay to babysit other people's kids," one commenter wrote.

"Your daughter broke the glasses and whether accidental or deliberate you need to pay for them," one commenter wrote.

The newborn boy and his 27-year-old mother, who was tracked down shortly afterwards, were taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The mom said she felt it was best to "cut our losses straight away."