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One Grandmother's Take on Babysitting

by ParentCo. August 11, 2016

To be sure, there are plenty of grandparents eager to spend time with their grandchildren. And with many young adults marrying later and waiting to have babies, there are many retired 70-somethings who can’t wait for grandchildren to dote on. But the working grandparents in the younger set are finding themselves caught between their own desires to take advantage of their empty nests and their adult millennial children who have different ideas about a grandparent’s role.
Source: Need a Babysitter? Don't Count On Grandma - The New York Times

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