Does she need the money
See I have mixed feelings on this. My mother in- law would never charge me to watch my son. Weather it’s every day or one day. She loves him and cherishes the time she gets with him. Also she and I would worry to much if he was at day care. We know he is safe with her. As she says grandchildren are a blessing you love them different than your children. She want always be here and wants to create memories he will have forever. I’ve tried to give her money. She want take it. If she did ever take it she would just spend it on my son. Life gets hard at times. Family is suppose to be there for each other. If you can’t count on any one else you should be able to count in family . I watched my nephew for free for months because I know they needed the help. How ever with that being said. She watches my son in my home. Where all his food clothes and toys are so she dont have to provide him with anything . I also but certain foods and drinks I know she likes to have while she is here. I never expect her too . I always ask. I always show appreciation and also offer to pay her. When she doesn’t take the money I find other ways. Take her out to lunch or
bought her some winter clothes and dropped them off to her. One less thing she has to worry about. She knows if she ever need anything I would do it with out a doubt. Yes because I apreciate what she does but also because she is family and that’s what family should do. So no I dont think it should be a mandatory thing for money. However if grandma needs money or help. You should automatically do it weather she watches him or not. You expect her help but do you help her. Do you clean the house for her if she needs it? Do you take out the trash? If she needs a bill paid do you just pay it? If she struggles with money then you should want to help her. Weather you just give her the money or allow her to feel as she earned it buy watching him. She probably hates asking but needs it and this allows her to keep her pride and earn the money while enjoying her grandson. And let’s be honest if she didnt charge you and needed help financially would just help her out ??? If not then that’s a problem your expecting help from her because she is family yet not giving the same help to her because she is family . . my point is now a days the value and appreciation of family is not the same. Young people expect family to do certain things for them because they are family yet do not help or do certain things in return for their family. So maybe help give grandma the same help your wanting with out her having to ask and she might not charge you. Untill then be grateful he is well taken care of. No matter how great of a child he is he is still a child . she us spending her time playing , feeding, and teaching him be grateful .
Smh should you even ask?
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I don’t charge for babysitting my grandkids
Wow, you are so off base here. Smh. She shouldn’t have to demand, you should gratefully of offered it 
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Mabe she needs the money. dont be so cheap.
She have the right to ask for whatever amount she wants. If you don’t like it watch your own children. It’s that simple!!!
My mother-in-law watched my kids for years. I insisted on paying her. It is disrespectful to expect her to give up her life to watch my kids. This was back in the 70’s and 80’s. I am not of the generation that expects things to be handed to me. $65 is cheep tell me do you pack snacks for your children on is that expected to be grandmas expense? Did you bring up the fact you need a sitter or did she out of the blue just want the job? It wasn’t long ago my daughter had to pay for a full week just to keep the spots open whether the went every day or didn’t go at all. Hey! if it upsets you take your kids somewhere else.
Your attitude is entitled. Why shouldn’t she be paid she is putting her life on hold to be available when You need her to be. She has already raised her kids, you had them, it is your responsibly not hers.
Shes at retirement age. She raised her own kids. Child care is very demanding. Shes helping you, you shouldn’t begrudge paying for safe, secure care. Be grateful!
If you think you’re grandma isnt worth 65 a week for taking care of your child maybe you should look into daycare they charge way more and cant possibly love your child the way grandma can I’m a grandma to three ages 3 2 and 14 months they are also very well behaved children and I love them being with me I don’t charge my daughter for watching them but she does make sure i get a little something even if it’s just something i need from the store… No one is entitled to free child care
Does anyone expect you to work for free?? You’re ridiculous to assume she owes you free babysitting smdh who raised you lmao
Pay her …
Now if it’s like a child’s father asking for money or something then heck no. My ex husband pulled that crap on me … I was working two jobs to pay my bills and he wasn’t paying child support when tho there was a court order too
She can use that money for food, toys, clothing to keep there etc. YOU SHOULD PAY HER. 5 year olds eat a LOT too.
Its like extra cash gor5 grandma for helping u out. Do u bring snacks, does s h e take them out, spending her money. Be real give it to her.
That’s a great price
Indeed! Yes u should!
Just pay the woman…
So, you are expecting your grandma to babysit YOUR child for free? She probably doesn’t want to be obligated to do it at all, so at least that little bit of money helps. Whether you think it or not, that completely changes her life. She has to fit her schedule around yours now. Her whole day, those 3 days are shot. You should be happy to pay her that. She’s at the time in her life where she is probably retired and should be free to finally do things she wants to do but nope!
My mother watches my 3 children while I work … she doesn’t ask for money but I buy food etc to have at her house for the kids so she isn’t having to.
Pay Gramma the money
Family or not pay her.
I Will pay her more !!!
YES!!! I can’t believe this is a real question!
Breanne you owe me for watching B Saturday 
Pay her or quit your job
Of course you pay her.
YES. Thats YOUR child.
Of course they should get paid
How much would you pay for day care thei is a way for Your Grandmother to meet all her expences social security is not that much
Kf you dont offer you should
DeAnna Low. What you think
Have you seen the cost of daycare ? If you did, you would STFU and pay her. She doesn’t owe you shit!
Random sitting, no. Regularly, absolutely. If you’re unhappy with paying her an extremely cheap rate, feel free to place your child with someone they don’t know for 3-4 times that rate. Your grandmother doesn’t owe you anything and is living her life around your schedule. How kind of her.
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I would love to care for my grandsons. As it is we live 2 hours apart. When I do stay with them there is laundry and cooking and picking up that needs done plus trips to school and back and trips to extra activities. I use their truck and my daughter uses my car but there us still expenses. I would never expect payment but a little help would be wonderful, I’ve asked for a little help on my home to no avail and since I live on a small fixed income I xant afford to hire it done. Having these small things would mean the world to me. As it is I dont get asked often, I have a dog I won’t take with me and 2 small dogs I can take so extended stays are out of the question. If I lived closer I would do it every day but would hope I could get some help when needed. Not big help but a new door knob on my back door and a light above it replaced would be more than enough payment plus I’d could see my boys! It’s been almost 2 months since I’ve seen them for more than a few hours. Her grandma probably does it so she can be apart of the child life and because it gets really lonely when all you have to talk to is your dogs! I live for the holidays my oldest grandson is allowed to come and stay a couple of days, the toddler is a little to rambunctious now but in a year he will be old enough to come too. I was a single mom for many years and did my time but I sure do miss my boys.
- be grateful you have family close enough that you trust to watch your child.
- can you afford it? Would you be paying MORE to someone else to watch your son. Babysitters here require x amount for x amount of days and you pay the full amount even if the child isn’t there the full time. That’s a good babysitter that’s not someone random who isnt state qualified.
- is that 65$ helping your grandma out? Is she living off social security and trying to get by like most seniors now days?
- do you have to worry about your son while hes there?
Cause let me tell you. Childcare IS BY NO MEANS CHEAP! And honestly would you rather pay someone else a cheaper price and run the risk something happening to your child? There’s alot of immaturity and entitlement coming from this question.
And before you ask, yes, I pay my Grandmother to watch my children when I work or go to school. Does it get frustrating at times, sure. But I’m grateful I gave her I can trust. I’m happy to help her with some much needed extra cash. And most of all indeal with it because I know my children are safe!
At 62 and having to babysit 3 days of 7 a week her grandchild or any child for that matter I am sure is delight for her. However remember her days are over of raising children she should be out there doing things she enjoys… what is 65 dollars ? Is the time spent with ur children and them being feed and taken care of not worth that?? Stop being selfish ffs and pay ur way nothing’s free always. Just because she is the grandparent doesn’t mean that it’s here JOB to do it for free! Stop taking advantage of her! I paid my mom to babysit when she was alive! It’s proper and respect and decency. Where are ur morals! If you want FREE THEN STAY HOME ANS WATCH UR CHILD YRSELF! sheer ignorance! Smfh.
My stepson said he wanted to move closer so he’d have a babysitter. He was mad because he and his girlfriend planned on going out on the town and their babysitter backed out at the last minute. I’d just spent over ten years battle with 4 kinds of cancer, two heart attacks and a stroke, I was in my late 60’s, and he knew it. Plus, he was not a friendly son-in-law, was very disrespectful after I spent many years trying to win him over… So he calls out of the blue and says he wants to move close for our babysitting. I pulled myself together and calmly and firmly said I already raised my six kids. I don’t babysit. He was shocked. I’d actually said no to him. And I stuck to it because it wouldn’t be his father who would babysit or even be in the house if there was something else to do, it would be me. He never did move closer. Before I got sick, I babysat several days a week during the day with three grandchildren and my family paid me for it. I was in my early 50’s then and still had some energy, although I’d had to leave my job because of a neck injury from a car accident. I wasn’t going to take money for it but they insisted. That’s really the way it should be. You watch them, wipe their noses, change diapers, keep them safe, feed them, make sure their toys aren’t broken or have pieces that could hurt them, you rock them to sleep. To my family, it was worth every penny they paid me because they knew grandma not only took good care of them but loved them too and would die protecting them if she had to. But babysit at a moments notice so my stepson could go out on the town with his girlfriend, spend the night with her or pick up his kids in the wee hours of the morning, and treat me disrespectfully at the same time? I don’t think so. So, young lady, pay your grandmother for caring for your son. You’re not only getting by cheaper than daycare, grandma’s always bend over backwards giving their grandkids snacks, rocking them to sleep for naps, loving them to pieces…what is it worth to you?
She should be paid but not $65 a week since shes family. If it wasn’t family then yes pay her that much but family shouldn’t expect that much for such a short period of time
You don’t like it, put your kid in daycare, you’ll definitely be paying more… stupid! She’s a granny, she’s did her part on watching kids… she should be at home relaxing… not watching her spoiled grandkids kids…
Well ur grandma is helping u out cus most places for one child to go to day care is almost 200 a week so stop being a bitch and pay ur grandma or got pay someone u don’t know to watch ur kid for triple that
Im sorry…im with my five grandchildren alot…one child is alot at 65…its the responsibility of the commitment…she should not of even had to ask for you to compensate her…that to me is the sad part…im 53…when my kids were young we took full responsibilty…just my opinion but the young ppl today expect alot for free…from everyone!
Pay a day care and stop taking him to your Grandmother if you are angry at her for charging you. Problem solved
Put him in daycare and how much that will $$, not counting Dr bills from all the sickness he might contract
I don’t think your mother raised you to be a freeloader.
Sounds like your grandmother is a tight ass old bag she would be complaing if she did not see the grand kids 
I never charge to watch my grandkids !
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This generation acts like they’re entitled.YOU ARE NOT! Pay her or put your son in daycare.
Of course she should be paid.
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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Pay her… stop being a cheap bitch. She’s 62 her kids are grown… she should be living her life… not babysitting 
Pay grandma and stop bitching she’s doing you a big favor
She ain’t real for the family she should be paying you for knowing you no love with that asshole
$65 bucks a week is a bargain. If she told you she could not watch him anymore you’d being spending a whole heck of a lot more than $5.50/hr. Be grateful that she is willing to do this at all. Her time is worth something and you shouldn’t expect her to be your free babysitter just because she is related to you.
I will never understand this day in age why parents think that family member should watch their children for free when I had my child I paid my mother-in-law every week to watch my son knowing that he was in a safe place and with people who absolutely adored and loved him and would never let anything bad happen to him was worth every penny to me to pay my mother-in-law to watch my child I used to pick my grandson up at school on Fridays watch him Friday night till Saturday then get him back Sunday morning by 8 keep him all day Sunday until Monday morning and get up with him get him dressed for school and his mom would come pick him up and drop him off they paid me $120 for the whole weekend I tied up my whole weekend to watch my grandson they were so mad because they had to pay me they literally found people who are just new friends to them to watch my grandson because they did not want to pay anybody to watch their son that $120 to me would be peace of mind knowing that my child is so well taken care of and mind you every dime that we got for watching him was pretty much spent on him so we would take him and do stuff with him Busch gardens but Dave & Buster’s you name it we took him and did it but because they did not want to spend that money for someone to watch their child and they expected everyone to watch him for free I haven’t watched my grandson and months now because the mom is mad that they had to pay and it literally kills me not knowing what kind of people my grandson is left with because they don’t want to pay anybody to watch him so now they’re dropping him off at people’s houses and leaving him with people that they really don’t know all for the simple fact that they don’t want to pay anybody to watch him that isn’t how this works you would really jeopardize your child for that little bit of money and what’s going to happen when these people realize they don’t want to watch your son all weekend I’m literally at a loss for words sometimes the way people think about things so now I’m going to take the grandmother role and try and see my grandchild when it’s convenient for me but it breaks my heart but it’s their responsibility as parents to have amazing child care for your kid it’s not family members responsibilities to watch your child for free when you always need a babysitter
Tight ass go pay day care centres
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That’s her grandkid. That’s dumb
Pay her!!! Ungrateful brat!!!
Then drop them off at a day car & see how ya like that $$. You sound like a selfish little biatch.
If you don’t want to pay her put him in daycare, or since he is so independent leave him home alone! It makes you Livid?! Sixty-five dollars a week for individual care, from someone that you can trust! You suck at being a human! Hell yes you should absolutely pay her and get down on your knees and thank her! You ungrateful twit!
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Yes there time is priceless she should not use them just because their the grandparent and never punish for speaking out someday you will regret it they are not your slave
Go get yourself a different babysitter and let that sink in you ungrateful terd
Girl you better pay your granny. Ol ungrateful ass.
OMG# pay the woman. That is nothing compared to $62.50 a day. I always insisted i pay my Mom for watch- ing my 2 kids. She would only accept $50 a week. Most of the time she turned around & bought clothes for them anyway. I felt better paying Mom something. How she spent it was her choice. I would have paid someone else alot more. BTW, this was back in the late '80s too. So $65 is CHEAP in this day & age
Pay your grandmother for babysitting just like you would a stranger.
And when grandmama needs a ride to the doctor or the grocery or help mowing her lawn or any other routine household chore that family will typically do for their grandparents, charge them $65.00 dollars a week plus gas just like a stranger.
After all, it is not your responsibility to run errands, do household chores, yardwork, etc for your grandparents, it is their responsibility.