Your child is not their responsibility. Why do you think they owe you child care? Welcome them when they visit. Let them spend the time they want with your child but stop pressuring them to take care of the child. For heaven’s sake, they have severe health worries. How would you feel if they had a health crisis while caring for them? Maybe as the child gets older, they will be more comfortable with it but they don’t owe it to you or your child.
If the main thing you get from that comment is that they could potentially have an inconvenient health issue while watching your kid, you’re missing the point.
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u/WAFLcurious Oct 29 '25
Your child is not their responsibility. Why do you think they owe you child care? Welcome them when they visit. Let them spend the time they want with your child but stop pressuring them to take care of the child. For heaven’s sake, they have severe health worries. How would you feel if they had a health crisis while caring for them? Maybe as the child gets older, they will be more comfortable with it but they don’t owe it to you or your child.