Um. Yeah. Just because they happen to be related to you doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay them for their work
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Yeah, she’s providing childcare 6-12 hours every week when you would otherwise have to pay for it. It’s optional for her, but not optional for you. Price childcare in your area to find out what’s fair.
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Pay a daycare then 
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If you can’t afford to have someone watch ur kid while you’re working don’t have any
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PAY THE POOR LADY GOD DAMN!! Why on earth do you expect someone to watch YOUR CHILD for free?! That’s ridiculous! That is your responsibility, NOT your grandmothers!! On top of that, $65/week is cheap as fook!
PAY 
PEOPLE:clap: TO WATCH YOUR HEATHENS. This woman could be enjoying a child free life but instead she’s watching your kid for your ungrateful ass. Pay her or take your kid to a daycare and pay 10x more than what she’s asking
I mean if you don’t like it then pay for a real baby sitter?
Don’t abuse your family
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Uhhh $65/week is NOTHING
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People who think they shouldn’t pay family for childcare are the same people who gawk when they dare have to pay artists for their work.
Pay the family for fucks sake
Wow the entitlement. You chose to have that child, so anyone watching them for you should be paid. Do you go eat at restaurants and expect to eat for free? Why would you expect free labor from a family member?
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I think this is multidimensional.
I watch(ed) my nephew for free for many many occasions. I would do it for free every time.
My mom watches my two daughters for free twice a week for a couple hours each time. I provide all diapers, wipes, formula, snacks, etc.
They typically eat whatever she cooks for my dad and herself.
My mom wouldn’t accept money if I tried to pay her. That’s just who she is.
However, if my mom was watching them 10-20 hours a week, I’d make her take my money.
There’s a difference in “date night” for a couple hours childcare and regular weekly expected care for you to work. Every person is different.
For me, my mom doesn’t want us to pay her. We do buy her random gifts as a thanks, but she doesn’t want money.
If she did want us to pay her, we would. Simple as that.
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Your grandmother is doing you a favor. She doesn’t HAVE to watch your child…you could easily be paying triple that for a daycare that might not even take care of your child properly. Count your blessings & do the right thing.
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yes you should pay someone to watch your child asshat
Would you work for free? NOPE? Okay then please kindly take your entitlement elsewhere thanks.
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Yes pay people for taking care of your offspring you selfish twit
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Uh yeah, pay people for providing you a service
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Oh so you like to treat your loved ones like slaves. That’s what’s going on here huh.
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Wow I hope you feel attacked for all the negative comments because for this mindset, you deserve it lol
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Just pay her. 🤦 Send your kid to normal childcare and then complain about $65.
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she doesn’t have to watch him look up prices for local daycare or babysitters shes doing you a huge favor only charging you 65$. Stop being so entitled just because its family doesn’t mean you have to treat her like a slave
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If 65$ a week is too much for you for child care, you shouldn’t have had a kid. 💁💁
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Still funny how people would happily pay a stranger, let alone the richest man on earth— uh, Amazon— but not their own grandma😂
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YOU’RE the one that chose to have a child. Should I expect my grandma to watch my dog 3x a week for free? Once or twice is one thing, but if it’s regularly, she deserves payment.
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So find someone else.
If you’re not happy, no ones forcing you.
But good luck finding something for cheaper.
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Yes you should pay. Absolutely. Your poor grandma. You are entitled as fuck.
Your family shouldn’t be asked to provide a service for free
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So you’re using your grandma for free childcare and are mad that she’d like some compensation for her time and effort? Definitely YTA and this isn’t even an AITA question.
You’re not entitled to babysitting labor just because you’re related. Entitled asf
Yeah, that’s how babysitting works
Pay her. She’s taking care of your offspring.
Some relatives are happy to do so for free, others aren’t.
Otherwise pay for an actual sitter
I’m a grandma that babysits. Sometimes quite often. It’s not easy for us older people no matter how well behaved the children. Yes, pay her! You are darn lucky that’s all she wants. I now have to ask for food and sometimes money. It’s not because I want to, it’s because my income is practically nothing, I can’t feed other people, not even children. She’s saving you hundreds if not thousands a month in daycare costs. Be respectful enough to do this.
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Why are you livid first off? I would be livid if I was a 65 year old having to take care of a kid at that age when I could be sleepin in & relaxing, blood or not. Doesn’t make you any less blood if you are asking to be paid for taking care of a kid. Kid in general is a lot of work. You have to keep them ALIVE! My Mom watches my kids and I pay her. I’d feel absolutely horrible if I didn’t. She’s gramma but it doesn’t mean she’s responsible for my kids. Pay her or take kid to daycare thn you wouldn’t mind paying her the $65 
take ownership
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You are too calculative, tatz why she asked to be paid, i’m very sure! just pay her and take it as a reward for her time to keep your baby safe becoz u were never there to take care of ur own baby
Does she feed your child? What is her income? How does providing regular child care impact her life?
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You sound so selfish…She has raised her kids now you expect it for nothing while you spend money elsewhere…Go check out a day care and see how that sits with you…Take my advice sweetie before you have another one ask yourself can you even afford one… Apparently you can’t…at least your kids are being taken care of so just be quite and grateful…Believe me one day you will get to the age she is .Maybe your children will expect the same of you!
She should never of had to ask you!
If he’s so well-behaved and easy and practically needs no care, why don’t you leave him home alone and save yourself a whopping $260 a month? If you think that’s a terrible idea, then possibly you can see the caretaker’s worth, family or not…and you are lucky it’s only $65 a week! That sounds like a great deal you’re getting cost-wise. If she loves him the way I love my grandchildren, you’re one of the luckiest moms alive !!!
She paid her dues in life. I’m sure she loves her grandchild, but don’t treat her like a servant! Life is not easy, and if you can afford to, definitely pay her what she asks! She shouldn’t have to ask!!!
What makes you think she has nothing to do with her time. Find someone who wants to watch your child for free and make sure that they know you are not going to pay them,
The amount she is asking for isn’t much at all pay her for the compensation she’ll do a better job than the daycare, plus she’s asking because she may not really have much
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You seem to feel that you’re entitled to free child care because she’s family. You need to be very great full that you still have a grandma to love and cherish your son. Not something you’ll find in any daycare facility. So stop crying and pay her
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Yes you should pay your family. You would have to pay anyone else and the cost for childcare is higher. You are lucky the family member would take better care than at centers. The extra income for the family member is a big help and more than likely would be spent on your child anyway. Otherwise, you would just be taking advantage and using.
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That’s HER time, she could be doing other things. If you don’t like it, then pay someone else even more. Otherwise pay the lady, zip it and be grateful. She isn’t obligated to watch your child especially for “free”.
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My family would never make me pay. Takes a village. Sometimes you need help. And that’s what family is for. Support and to love your children and help a momma out.
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Of course you should pay her! And be grateful! Now give her a raise!
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Well why yes of course you should pay her you would want to be paid for your time and thank goodness he’s a good child or she could charge you more.not trying to pick on you but her time is valuable to I’m sure she loves her grandchild. $65.00 a week is cheap cheap cheap you need to appreciate the good help you have because without her where would you be. God’s blessings to you and your grandma and your family.
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My mother watched my oldest daughter many yrs ago. She wouldn’t take money from me. So I would grab one of her utility bills and pay it myself. I would then take Mom and My Daddy out to lunch every Tuesday.
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Yes, definitely. Just because she is family, she is still doing a job fir you. And it is much cheaper than if you put the child in a day care center.
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Really ? The only thing i would say is if I knew you said this. You would be looking for a babysitter for sure .
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Family owes you nothing, so if they expect pay then so be it. You have to pay a sitter anyway. My daughter volunteered to pay me as a sitter, same as she paid the rest. Only difference was she knew she could trust me to care for them right.
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She should be paid. You know your child is in good hands so pay her and be grateful you don’t have to worry about him.
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I think your attitude is in the wrong here. this is not an occasional thing you were asking her to keep him for so many hours every week and yes you should pay. That amount is very cheap actually. She doesn’t owe it to you. Also every mother seems to think that their child is an angel but that’s not the always the case. I’m certain that your son is not always the best behaved even though you think he is. Sorry but you are very very wrong in this case.
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Wow , it surprises me daily how SOME of the younger generation can be. Really… she is prob on a fixed income and needs a little extra money to make life easier. Child care of part of having a child and you are truly blessed to have a peace of mind knowing he is take care of and loved. Geez, even my son pays for his triplets daycare and never complains and that is really expensive.
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I’m a working grandma so I can’t babysit my grandkids . However if I could of course my children will have to pay me ,a cheaper rate than daycare ,but pay nevertheless.
They are sure their children will be loved and taken care of .
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I pd my momma $600 a month to keep both my kids. She didn’t ask for a penny but she worked hard and I felt like she earned ever penny of it. Watching someone else’s kids is a stress no matter how well behaved the child is.
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Absolutely. I pay family members to watch my son. The audacity to be livid amazes me. Just because they’re family doesn’t mean they should work for free.
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Pay her and know your child is loved or pay the daycare more and not know what you’re getting🤷♀️ it’s not like she’s babysitting while you have a night out or something… what if she was living in your house eating your food and using your resources. Would you expect HER to help pay if the shoe were on the other foot?
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I’ve watched all of mine without “pay” but they always take care of me. It really depends on your relationship, ability to pay and if she’s asking because she really need it. Never take anyone for granted because some of us do it because don’t trust anyone with my gold nuggets
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If you are working, she is working. If it’s an occasional situation to watch your child that’s one thing but you are asking for a commitment!
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You would have to pay more than that in daycare you had the baby not gma so yes pay the lady!
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Yes. You should. Childcare is a necessary cost of working outside the home. Always has been. Be thankful you could get a loved one to care for them. Enhances their experience.
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You should be grateful. $65 isn’t much for childcare, especially good childcare
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My mom watched my kid and I paid half of what daycare would have charged.
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If it were my child, I would keep my grandkids for free. But, I do think that you should pay people for their services especially family because they are taking time out of their day to help you
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Yes - and you should have offered. Even “easy” children still need watching.
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Why is everyone so damn entitled these days?! You had a kid. Not your grandmother! It’s not her job to raise your kids. Especially without compensation. Smh 
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Ummmm how much would you pay a real babysitter or childcare? How increadably rude. It is still tree time you are taking away from her. Grow up.
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I’d rather pay my grandma $65 a week to watch my kid then pay day care a $150 a week and hope nobody hurts him
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I have watched all five of my grandchildren and have been very happy to do so no pay only lots of love
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Yes, anybody who watches your child for you deserves to be paid.
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No she is not in the wrong. Why wouldn’t you want to pay a cheap price and know that your child is Safe and being well tooken care of. You should look into Daycare prices and not knowing whats going on with your child.Think about it
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Give her an even $100 at least. The piece of mind is worth that alone.
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It shouldnt even be considered pay coming from you it should be considered appreciation.
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There is absolutely NO reason why you would not compensate her for her time. She, even though she is your grandmother, has a life also!
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Thats cheaper than daycare!! She is your grandmother…give her the 65 bucks…you should want to pay her, even if she offered to do it for free!!
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Unless agreed upon ahead of time. Her time is valuable, too.
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She absolutely should be paid. It’s your child, not hers.
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I don’t ask to be paid for keeping my grandkids. I just want to be helpful if I can. Everyone is different and in different situations.
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This is ridiculous. People SHOULDN’T expect their family to do things for free and in this case 3 days a week for free.
Edited! Talk to text obv didn’t hear me lol
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It’s $65. Pay and appreciate the help.
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If she’s on a fixed income she probably needs the money and you should pay her
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Pay her or pay more for daycare. It’s up to u. I would rather pay someone in my family to watch them. Of course I’m not a mom. But that doesn’t make my opinion any less valid.
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Well you are saving a lot if he was in daycare it would cost more. I paid my mom even though she didn’t want me too .she was a at home mom for us .but I told her to take the money do something for herself or take a vacation she deserve it
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Did everyone miss the my grandma statement so she is watching her great grand son . Pay her or find another sitter she needs a break from taking care of kids . I see a lot of judgement here. Doesn’t mean because she charges her grand daughter to watch her kid that she doesn’t love her family any more or any less .
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You would pay someone else, so why not your elderly grandmother? Her time has value and you should be grateful you have someone you trust to watch your child & that you don’t have put him in daycare which would be much more! 
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Pay her. She is pry in a fixed income and family or not you shouldn’t take advantage of them. You know the child is well taken care of.
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Both of my grandparents and my mother in law watch my kids for free multiple days a week. I dont pay them but will leave money for snacks and some sun money for them, it was hard getting them to even take that.
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There is a difference in helping a family member out once in a while and being expected to be available at a designated times every week. Once that expectation is put on a family member it becomes a job for this person if the parents of the child likes it or not. As most people on this site I also am part of a family that is extremely close and we would do anything for each other. We also enjoy spending time and building memories with the littles, but it is not expected, we were taught to respect each other and value each other, not take advantage of each other. For the people that are saying it takes a village to raise a child, you are very wrong, that village did not create that child you did and for you to have the mindset that your entire family “village” is to be available at your beacon call is selfish and shows your immaturity. If your family wasn’t available you would be paying a stranger to care for your precious child way more than the 65.00 a week and that stranger would not give your child the attention it’s grand parent is giving it, but paying a stranger is ok but not your family member, a person you should love and trust way more then a stranger. SMH at the mentality and selfishness of some of today’s parents, shame on you.
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My mom watches my son Tuesday through Friday every week, all day while we work. I WISH she would allow me to pay her. I have offered because I know it’s her time too and I am much more happy her having him than a daycare. She refuses to let me pay her so I resort to taking her to eat as often as she will let me and trying to pay for little things while we are out and getting her memberships to take my son places so they can enjoy things together without her paying for it.
I think YOU should WANT to pay her. If my mom wanted to be paid, it wouldn’t hurt my feelings at all because I trust her and feel super safe with my kiddo being with her! I feel so lucky to have my mom willing to care for my son and I want her to know I appreciate her and that I don’t take it for granted.
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CONSIDERABLY cheaper than childcare, outside the home… APPRECIATE your grandma!
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Family may require payment. My parents never required it. I made sure I left money and grocery for the household so it would not be a burden on their finances or food supply.
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I would willingly pay a parent to care for my child…if I had one.
Or at least take her out and buy groceries. I pay for a pet sitter.
Generosity and consideration be are never a bad idea.
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You should pat her, it’s expensive at daycare, and you the child will taken good of care of, and not sick all the time.
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Your grandma that is 62 so that must be your sons great grandma . If she is willing to watch him you should be great full . She has all ready took care of her kids she should get paid
Your saving a lot of money not
Having to pay day care or a baby sitter . Most sitters charge 8-10 dollars a hour now . So your saving money .
But most of all your grandma doesn’t have to do anything she doesn’t want to do , and if she said she would watch your son for 65.00 you should be happy that someone you trust and loves your son is watching him .
That’s how I look at it . By the way she shouldn’t have to ask you to pay her you should just do it.
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I watch my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter for 5 hrs 5 days a week since she was 6 wks old. I require no pay but my son has gifted me with gas cards, little weekend trips. TO SHOW HIS APPRECIATION! That IS REQUIRED!!!R cently for my 65th birthday he gifted me AN 8 DAY TRIP TO IRELAND (lifelong wish:heartpulse:
). You have the wrong attitude!
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Your Grandma should be out living her life. She raised her kids, she owes you Nothing! Be thankful you have someone who you know is going to love and care for him the way you was. Cherish the fact that your son will have a relationship with her th hat a lot of kids are never blessed with !
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Yes! If she is doing for you on a regular basis. Unless you are giving up your time equally to help her, which she probably could use physically and financially .
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The bond that your grandma and your son are creating is priceless. You should be giving her more
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I always.paid my MIL and was grateful for willingness and ability to watch my kids. She needed the money and we needed her. Win win
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My mom watches my children while I work and absolutely she gets paid. They may be her grandchildren but it’s still a commitment and therefore a job. I’d rather pay family to watch them than a stranger. If it were the occasional day, I could see her doing it for free, but a full on commitment should be compensated. You should be grateful.
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