MommyNOriana
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Not to bring this up again....
But I'm still reeling a bit from this issue with my mom on Tuesday. She normally watches my daughter on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights while I go to work. Well, since I've got a bee in my bonnet, I'm not going to ask her for her help. I hired a babysitter and enlisted a couple friends to help me out this weekend. I'm sure my mom is sitting at home wondering if I'm going to call her and "need" her help. Well, after that little episode, I don't want her help. In fact, I don't want my daughter seeing that kind of behavior and taking it on herself like I did when I was young.
So I guess my question is this: Do I text/email her (I'm NOT calling her!) and tell her that I have childcare covered for the weekend? Or do I just let it go. I suppose it would be rude not to tell her. I guess most of her guilt trips come down to "after all I do for you...this is how you behave..." sort of thing. She doesn't HAVE to help me. She chooses to. So I can't feel guilty about that too....
But I'm still reeling a bit from this issue with my mom on Tuesday. She normally watches my daughter on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights while I go to work. Well, since I've got a bee in my bonnet, I'm not going to ask her for her help. I hired a babysitter and enlisted a couple friends to help me out this weekend. I'm sure my mom is sitting at home wondering if I'm going to call her and "need" her help. Well, after that little episode, I don't want her help. In fact, I don't want my daughter seeing that kind of behavior and taking it on herself like I did when I was young.
So I guess my question is this: Do I text/email her (I'm NOT calling her!) and tell her that I have childcare covered for the weekend? Or do I just let it go. I suppose it would be rude not to tell her. I guess most of her guilt trips come down to "after all I do for you...this is how you behave..." sort of thing. She doesn't HAVE to help me. She chooses to. So I can't feel guilty about that too....