The mum explained on Reddit she and her husband asked for help to save day care expenses but the gran demanded an expensive hourly rate on top of a 'late pickup fee'
As a parent, it can be challenging to juggle your work life and look after your little ones at the same time, especially when child care can be so expensive. Some people are lucky enough to have family nearby who can help out while others have to put their child into daycare so they can go to work, the Mirror reports.
Taking to Reddit, the frustrated parent explained: "She said that she will charge me $20/hr [£16] for each hour she takes care of the baby, plus late fees if we are late for pickup. We must provide her with a car seat, stroller, bottles, and pretty much double of everything we have at our home to compensate for taking the baby to her house."
"Due to our jobs, we cannot work from home so we are in desperate need of childcare. Everyone else in our family works full time so they cannot help us as they have a similar nine to five schedule." One person replied: "Sorry to be blunt and rude but maybe don't have a child if you can't afford to take care of them. And if your plan was always go back to work you should of discussed that during the pregnancy with your mum."
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