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Paying grandparent for childcare

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NewGoldFox · 24/12/2025 01:18

We pay mil £160 a month for two days a week of drop offs and pick ups for two pre teens. We have a dog so she spends time with the dog but doesn’t walk him or anything like that and there is no expectation from us for her to spend the day with him.
I asked my husband if he would be paying the full £160 this month as due to illness and annual leave mil has ended up doing 1 week of the usual childcare. He has said yes he will be paying the full amount. Am I being unreasonable to expect not to pay the full whack? She does help us out an extra day over the summer holidays although it doesn’t work out as an extra day a week as I take annual leave and husband does also to spend time with the children over holidays.
Interested in other peoples points of view on the arrangement.

OP posts:
AzureFinch · 27/12/2025 17:03

160x12=1920
Which equals about £36 a week

MumsTheWordYouKnow · 29/12/2025 09:28

Can’t believe you posted about this really…

Anonanonay · 30/12/2025 00:20

BellaVita · 26/12/2025 11:55

Weird how you picked up on my post and not others that have said the same…

Weird how? Do you think I'm stalking you or something?

Hankunamatata · 30/12/2025 00:28

If your struggling perhaps ask mil to reduce the cost to the same as wraparound

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