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Lucy Wigley

‘I don’t want to clip my wings again’ - first time grandmother fears being tied down by grandchild

Woman sat alone on her sofa having coffee.

A woman told she's about to become a grandmother divided the internet by saying she didn't want to be tied down to childcare, having already raised her own family and now wanting her freedom - does she have a point?

More than half of grandparents look after grandchildren while their parents work, and some families are even trapped into living near grandparents because they can't afford to go without the free childcare they offer. Such has the number of older generations caring for grandkids soared, some grandparents can even claim childcare credit.  

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