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

One morning, while I was watering plants on the porch, Claire stopped me. Lily was on her hip, grape juice smeared down her shirt, chewing on a Barbie shoe. “This is random,” Claire said lightly, “but would your mom be up for watching Lily a few afternoons a week?”