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Dear Abby: I Showed up Early to Watch My Grandkids, and Now Daughter Won’t Have Us over at All
Grandparents’ early arrival caused the daughter to arrange alternate childcare, ending babysitting requests amid possible postpartum stress, a syndicated columnist noted.
- About three months ago the adult daughter asked her parents not to come early, but the grandparents arrived about 10 minutes early and said `I didn’t realize we were early`.
- Before the new baby arrived, the grandparents regularly babysat after the daughter asked for occasional help, including overnight stays before the delivery three months ago.
- The grandparents recall handing over food and belongings to the older children at the daughter's home before leaving early, and they note their habitual lateness, insisting `While I was early, I really don’t see how it was such a big deal`.
- Now the grandparents report the daughter declines invitations and hasn’t asked them to babysit, while family talks ended with the daughter denying wrongdoing and accusing them of `gaslighting`.
- Given the recent birth three months ago, the column flagged possible coping issues as Dear Abby suggested the daughter may face emotional problems or hormone imbalance and advised asking the son-in-law for insight.
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Dear Abby: Daughter is suspiciously specific about when I should show up to watch my grandkids
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·Syracuse, United States
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EARLY ARRIVAL SETS OFF A SILENT FEUD
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·Cherokee County, United States
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Early arrival sets off a silent feud - The Morning Sun
DEAR ABBY: Our adult daughter has children we adore. She asked if we could help out by watching them for a few hours occasionally, and we jumped at that. We had done this regularly before the delivery of the newest addition (three months ago), and the kids would occasionally spend the night. With the new addition, she wanted us to come to her house to watch them, and that was OK as well -- anything to ease her anxiety about leaving the baby. On …
·Pittsburg, United States
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Center
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- 53% of the sources are Center
53% Center
L 41%
C 53%
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