This post isn't even about me, it's about my brother and his ex.

My brother (Marcus) has a 23 month old and when his ex (Chantelle) was pregnant, her mum (Kim) said that when Chantelle goes back to work, when Marcus is also working, she will have the baby.

When she originally agreed to this, it worked out to be around 3 days a week, she then said that it would be easier for her if the baby was dropped off the night before and spent the night rather than being woken up really early on the day.

So that's how it was for a while.

Then about a year ago, she started letting my brother and his ex down by saying she can't have her due to anxiety. (I would just like to say that she has always suffered with anxiety and hasn't worked a day in her life because of it).

So they were starting to get annoyed as it meant Chantelle had to cancel work.

My brother is also a student mental health nurse and is on placement so can't miss it or else he will be kicked off the university course.

So Kim has suggested that if they pay her £25 for 12 hours, then she will be able to have the baby...

Is it just my family who finds this absolutely disgusting? Her reasoning behind it is that so she sees it as a job rather than helping them out so she will be able to do it?

The woman claims she can't work anyway so that explanation doesn't fit?

All of a sudden she gets £25 a day and her anxiety vanishes?

I'm all for mental health awareness, god knows I've had my run of the mill from it.

But I think asking your financially struggling daughter and her student ex to give you money for the care of your grandchild, is absolutely deplorable, especially when you already said you'd do it for free to help them out.

Do we all have a right to feel disgusted with her behaviour? Or is paying a grandparent for care a thing?

Pic of my niece bc she's absolutely gorgeous and no trouble at all 💖