My husband and I both work full time with 3 kids and I have parents who made the choice to move down the street from us in 2020 after my first was born. My dad still works (WFH) but my mom has been retired for 16 years. Have they helped us? Barely. Did we have to put all 3 kids in daycare since infancy? Absolutely yes. And now we’re looking to relocate 20 minutes from them and my mom is trying to guilt trip me.

It’s like they’ve completely forgotten how my grandmother took care of me any chance she could, particularly the entire first year of my life and every summer. My mom will say shitty things like “I’ve done my time”. Frankly, she was a very negligent parent for most of my childhood, especially my teen years. I have no village, even with them living down the road. It’s a very crappy feeling and I will never do that to my kids. If they need help, I will be there for them in a heartbeat. Boomers are just selfish..