My Neighbor Refused to Pay My 73-Year-Old Mother for Babysitting, Saying She Was ‘Just Sitting at Home Anyway’ – So I Stepped In

I looked at her for a second. “Like babysitting?”

“Yeah,” she said, waving it off like it wasn’t a big deal. “Just a few hours here and there.

Lily’s daycare has been short-staffed, and it’s been a nightmare.”

I told her she’d have to ask my mom directly, but I’d mention it.

That night, I brought it up over dinner.

“She said what?” my mom asked, raising an eyebrow.

“She asked if you’d want to babysit. A few afternoons.”

My mom paused, seemingly hesitating as she contemplated the request.

She sipped her tea. “Well, I don’t need much,” she said.

“Just something fair.”

Claire came over the next day with her over-the-top smile and her glossy hair piled on top of her head like a reality star. She sat across from my mom and said, “How about $80 a day? Cash.

No taxes, no paperwork, no drama.”

My mom agreed.

She even wrote “Claire babysitting” and the agreed-upon amount in her notebook. She was actually excited!

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