Do your parents look forward to babysitting your kids?

I’m pregnant, hormonal and need to rant for a second.

I’m a stay at home mom while my hubs works, and my husband and I have taken care of our 4 year old since day one without issues. We’re now expecting baby #2.

All of our friends who have children their parents are constantly going above and beyond for them and their kids - setting up a kids room at their house, babysitting whenever its needed (not all the time, but let’s say if parents need it once or twice a month).

My mother lives across the country, and has only seen our child twice in her entire life. My Dad loves our child very much and is excited for our next baby, but he absolutely dislikes babysitting and has only done so a few times for emergencies (hospital, etc). He gets exasperated at the idea of having our child for a few hours, saying he just wants to relax, which I totally get. But not even once or twice a year? Just to spend alone time with her?

My husbands mother is not in the picture and has never met our child. His Dad has never babysat our child and it took him a year to remember her name. He doesn’t remember her birthday, or how old she is.

Basically I am just ranting because my friends parents are ALWAYS begging for baby quality time and wanting to be there newborn days... I just feel like our child is missing out.

Rant over.