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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Grandmother praised for refusing to babysit daughter’s newborn unless she’s paid $20 an hour

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A 29-year-old woman was in for a rude awakening when she asked the internet if her mother was in the wrong for refusing to babysit her newborn for free.

“Am I the a**hole if my mom refused to help me take care of my baby while I go back to work?” u/erika_urrrika asked the popular Reddit forum. In her post, the new mother wrote that both she and her partner work full-time and cannot afford to have one parent stay home with their baby.

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