Millennials are becoming more resentful of their parents for not being able to babysit their grandchildren
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Pharaoh
They told me take my chain off…let my body defrost
Apparently it’s something they expect. I had to tell my mom no to the overnights as well.
We bring him over plenty, but I see no point in him staying over night 45 minutes away from our home
I don’t even have kids but my mom said the minute I give her a grandchild she’s retiring and becoming a nanny 
xiceman191
Superstar
I just came back from a cruise that I took with family and had my autistic son with me. They were adamant about watching him so I could enjoy the cruise but I kind of felt bad doing that
O.T.I.S.
Veteran
I don’t have kids but my parents enjoy watching their grandkids (nieces/nephews/great grandkids)
But I do get it. My grandparents helped raised us because our parents really didn’t have it all together when I was growing up
But I do get it. My grandparents helped raised us because our parents really didn’t have it all together when I was growing up
Space Cowboy
Allahu Akbar
I mean, it's kind of true and the parents should have a break every now and then. It takes a village. When I was a kid I would be at my grandparents house damn near all summer.
My ex's mom was a horrible grandparent. Always had an excuse for why she couldn't do anything for them, even in the most hazardous of situations she made sure that she had nothing to do with them
Space Cowboy
Allahu Akbar
Nah I've seen this talked about elsewhere. Was surprised it was posted yesterday because people been talking about it.The NY Post is probably talking about two people they know.
From a few months ago
They say it takes a village to raise children. But millennial mothers are taking to TikTok to say 'there is no village' as their childcare struggles persist.
"There is no village." Millennial mothers are taking to TikTok to share their childcare struggles.
www.businessinsider.com
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bourgeoisie tall freak
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that's a weird article.... the scenario is a grandparent who went to live in a luxury resort in retirement rather than babysit the kids. nobodies life is like this lol
DreadBrown
Feed the children
I don’t have this problem my parents house is 2nd home to my kids
It was the same for me growing up
It was the same for me growing up
I appreciate this mentality and I think it has the right intentions behind it but I also see the downsides as well. My uncle and aunt did this with my cousin growing up where nobody else ever watched him and it was hard to get him to stay over after family functions, etc. and he grew up completely isolated from us. He doesn't have much of a relationship with us, his grandparents on either side or other family.
He also has struggled since going to college, because of all the things he's accustomed to his parents doing for him, and he's pretty much trying to get what he's missing from his parents out of his girlfriend since he's far away from them.
When your kid stays with other people like grandparents, aunts/uncles, older cousins they get to learn other households/household rules and how to navigate them, become more independent, build relationships with them, becomes more of a family oriented person in general. But of course, not everybody thinks their parents are fit to watch their kids, not everybody trusts their family, not everybody values these things, so I get it. But something to consider.
Edit: I wrote all that and didn't realize what you said at the end, where if they ask you'd let them
My bad. That's different from my uncle who literally wouldn't let my cousin stay elsewhere growing up.
Fillerguy
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Its wild because some of our grandparents are are second parents. I used to spend days with my grandmother or great grandmother
Space Cowboy
Allahu Akbar
More on this
Neo TheInsurrectionistONE
THE ONE
I appreciate this mentality and I think it has the right intentions behind it but I also see the downsides as well. My uncle and aunt did this with my cousin growing up where nobody else ever watched him and it was hard to get him to stay over after family functions, etc. and he grew up completely isolated from us. He doesn't have much of a relationship with us, his grandparents on either side or other family.
He also has struggled since going to college, because of all the things he's accustomed to his parents doing for him, and he's pretty much trying to get what he's missing from his parents out of his girlfriend since he's far away from them.
When your kid stays with other people like grandparents, aunts/uncles, older cousins they get to learn other households/household rules and how to navigate them, become more independent, build relationships with them, becomes more of a family oriented person in general. But of course, not everybody thinks their parents are fit to watch their kids, not everybody trusts their family, not everybody values these things, so I get it. But something to consider.
Edit: I wrote all that and didn't realize what you said at the end, where if they ask you'd let them
My bad. That's different from my uncle who literally wouldn't let my cousin stay elsewhere growing up.
I too have written long posts for no reason.
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