Successful lawyer expects her child-free sister, who's struggling to afford a family trip to Mexico, to babysit her two kids for free so she can have alone time: ‘She could cover a portion of my costs’
A week in a luxurious resort in Mexico sounds like the perfect place to disconnect and relax, but for this woman, the family getaway came with a big assignment: babysitting. It's not the first time that I've read about a family vacation going wrong. It's something normal, and it tends to happen more often than not, and it's for one reason only: expectations. When we're kids, we spend vacations with our parents and have a certain idea of what going on a trip means and what things tend to happen, and which ones don't. However, as we grow up, this can change and vary.And the situation with these two sisters is a great example of this. The story posted in r/familydrama explains that she's a teacher and that going on this trip means a lot financially, and that she's been saving up so she can afford it. Her sister, on the other hand, is a lawyer and can easily fund this whole thing for her husband and two kids also.But the problem is not really the money, rather that the expections a previuosly mention.The successful sister is expecting that the teacher is going to be able to babysit her kids during the whole vacation for free, so she can enjoy "adult" time with her husband. She's think…