Irritated!

[Other Mummy]

hmmm.....while I do agree with you, I also see the other side of this. If she's too sick to take care of her kids and just needs to sleep all day, what's she supposed to do with the little ones? I never have that luxury. I never get kid-free sick days, BUT if you have that option and she doesn't have to drag her sick butt out of bed to make snacks, lunches, solve disputes, I can see her taking advantage of that.

If your parents were concerned they could say no. And if I was your parents, I'd be a little OCD and have the kids strip down at the door......since it's family, I'd possibly even make them shower quickly and put on fresh clothes.

I have to agree with this. This is what families do for each other. Sometimes you need good old fashioned sleep to get over a virus and you cannot do that with young children in the house. As long as the grandparents take precautions, (surgical mask, washing hands, stripping kids down and putting clean clothes on, etc.) I would do it for my kids in a heartbeat. (well...when they grow up and have little tykes of their own

[Fun&care]

I just want to say that as women we should be supporting each other. If I had the option of having someone take care of the kids I would take it. We have had a pretty nasty flu here this week and it was not pretty. It can be very difficult to be a mother and be sick. And it's really up to the grandmother if she is up to it or not anyways.