A woman has been left outraged after being charged £16 per hour to have her mum babysit her newborn. The 29-year-old asked her mum to watch over her baby so she could return to work - but never expected to be billed for the service.
She says it'll "spiral her into debt" - and doesn't understand why her mum won't do it for free. Taking to Reddit, she said: "I asked my mum to help me take care of my newborn so I could go back to work once my leave is up. My mum is 64, has been a homemaker/stay-at-home-mum since 1992, and hasn't been part of the workforce since then.
"She refused, saying she's too old and that she already raised her kids. She added if I really wanted this baby, then maybe I should have thought about staying home like she did to take care of it while my partner goes to work and provides for us like a 'traditional' family.
