Hello
I am wondering what, if any help is given to others from Grandparents when you return to work? Background to this is huge blow up with my parents yesterday after discussing my need to return to work to help my family financially. My parents said that they consider this time to be 'their time', and refused to offer or commit to any childcare arrangement (picking my LO's up once a week from school/nursery), and said that it is unreasonable or me to expect them to. They can go 3 or 4 weeks without seeing my children unless I take them to their house, which I do once a week for a cup of tea and then go home. This, however is apparently wrong too as when I go to their house it intrudes on their time and they don't have any time for themselves. They live 20 mins away, and are both under 65. I love them both, but I do not understand their attitude towards this at all. To be honest it breaks my heart. I'm a nurse, due to return to work in next few months and have one lo starting school, and other due to start nursery part time. I have never asked for any help before, and have managed by being a stay at home mum. My parents in law have agreed to help with picking up, with the proviso that it is shared with my parents. What do others think?