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NS1976
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I dont understand...
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Message edited 12/17/2007 1:40:11 AM.
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Posted 12/14/07 11:57 AM  |
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Mrs-Boop
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Re: I dont understand...
Is she nervous to be left alone with her maybe??
Bring Megan to me..I'll watch her and you guys can go out and she can hang with Vanessa!!
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:00 PM |
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bicosi
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Re: I dont understand...
Have you tried sitting your mom down and talking to her? I would start by doing that. She's your mom, your best friend. try and sit her down and ask her what's going on. Tell her how you feel.
Good luck! I hope it works out!
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:01 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: I dont understand...
OMG, Noreen...I could have written a very similar post!!
I had a big fight with my mom a couple of weeks ago because of this same issue. She just dismissed me saying, "You get so crazy, Erin; it's all in your head!" But it's NOT! But then I feel like maybe I am nuts...sigh!
Anyway, my mom watched Katherine 2 days a week until I stopped working. At that time, she was also watching other people's kids and my niece and nephew. Now, she doesn't do that anymore and she says she's "worked her whole life" and she's done. Meanwhile, my MIL would bend over backwards for my girls, but I feel like my mom only does it if I'm really in a bind, not because she wants to.
Also, my mom and I are really close too, and she LOVES Katherine so MUCH but this makes me so sad...ughghgh...anyway, I could go on and on--trust me--but trust me, I've been there!!
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:04 PM |
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mommy0604
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Re: I dont understand...
Posted by bicosi
Have you tried sitting your mom down and talking to her? I would start by doing that. She's your mom, your best friend. try and sit her down and ask her what's going on. Tell her how you feel.
Good luck! I hope it works out!
ITA
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:27 PM |
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ChilisWife
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Re: I dont understand...
How old is your child? I have a similar situation, my parents ADORE my son and would jump off a cliff for him. They babysat a LOT in the beginning but now that he is 1 and so mobile and all over the place, I think it just exhausts and scares them to stay with him for long periods of time. They are older now and have offered to babysit a lot less than in the beginning!
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:36 PM |
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mommy0604
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Re: I dont understand...
Posted by ChilisWife
How old is your child? I have a similar situation, my parents ADORE my son and would jump off a cliff for him. They babysat a LOT in the beginning but now that he is 1 and so mobile and all over the place, I think it just exhausts and scares them to stay with him for long periods of time. They are older now and have offered to babysit a lot less than in the beginning!
I agree...I have a friend who has 2 kids now but when it was just one, her mom would babysit him everyday while she went to work. Once he started getting older and more mobile she couldn't do it anymore and told her daughter so. She said it was physically exhausting her. It had nothing to do with how much she loved her grandson. She would give her life for him but watching him everyday was getting to be too much for her. So my friend then started working part time and that worked out so much better for the grandmother. Now it's 2 kids but at least the baby is still small for now. Don't know what will happen once the baby gets bigger and starts walking.
My mom is with DS all the time and she's always available to watch him so I can run errands and she always tells me that he's now difficult to change his diaper cuz he won't lay still for her. He twists and turns. I agree with the above poster because it does get harder the more mobile they are.
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| Posted 12/14/07 12:42 PM |
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