The article discusses a grandmother's dilemma as she cares for her sick granddaughter while trying to protect her own health. Both she and her husband face illnesses from their granddaughter attending daycare. Despite reasonable concerns about exposure to infections, their daughter insists on full-time daycare, labeling the grandmother's worries as unreasonable and projecting her own childcare needs as a gift. The article suggests the grandparents discuss boundaries and suggests alternative care solutions when the child is sick to protect their health while still providing support.
'I sympathize with her need for reliable child care, which is often difficult to find and expensive. But providing it is not your responsibility.'
'It is also reasonable for you to discuss your boundaries: Who will take care of the child when she is sick or infectious?'
'Framing your sensible concern for your health as hypochondriacal while she casts her own need for child care as a gift seems manipulative.'
'If he can't, child care experimentation might lead to a compromise that balances care and health considerations.'
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