The Redditor found her mother’s request unreasonable, especially since she would have to invest in additional baby gear.
This disagreement caused conflict between them, leading the Redditor to consider using an infant care center instead.
She asked other Reddit users if she was wrong for not wanting to pay her mother for babysitting, but the responses were harsh, with many suggesting she should not have had children if she could not afford to take care of them.
Commenters emphasized that the grandmother had the right to refuse the offer and that the Redditor sounded entitled in her approach.
They suggested that occasional babysitting out of kindness would be more appropriate, given the grandmother’s retirement status.