The adage “it takes a village to raise a child” is a sentiment that every new parent who has experienced the difficult task of
caring for a child can attest to. Fortunately, there are nurseries and babysitters available to assist parents during their most critical moments.
Nevertheless, it can be unsettling to entrust your most valuable asset to individuals with whom you are not acquainted. This is typically the time when grandmothers and grandfathers intervene.
The reality is that parents occasionally regard their children’s grandparents as babysitters solely because they believe it is their responsibility to supervise their descendants. Which, of course, is not the case.
Amy, a new mother, wrote a letter to Brightside inquiring as to whether she was entitled to be enraged at her mother-in-law for requesting payment for the care of her son and daughter-in-law’s infant.
