A grandmother has taken to Reddit to ask for advice on a pretty sticky situation…

After four years of being a stay-at-home mother, the grandma said on her post that she turned down her daughter-in-law’s request to watch her grandkids for a week while she went back to work.

The daughter-in-law had evidently had trouble finding suitable daycare when she had at last secured a job.

Then, after two and four-year-old her two little children’s daycare placement was delayed, she asked her mother-in-law to take over for a short while.

But the grandmother declined. She explained that this was because her daughter-in-law had very stringent guidelines for looking after the kids. The grandmother said she thought her daughter-in-law’s requests were a little out of line, but she was still prepared to look after her other son’s children.

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One regulation was that the daughter-in-law wanted her kids to eat only vegetarian food, but she didn’t give it to them. She also disliked her kids watching TV and had strict rules about language. In addition, she insisted that the grandma provide worksheets for her four-year-old that are instructive.

Moreover, the daughter-in-law preferred that her children not be in the company of the grandmother’s acquaintances. The grandmother argued that this limitation in particular was ridiculous because it would interfere with her regular interactions with her friends. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back for her.

The grandmother firmly rebuffed her son’s pleas for help with the children, stating that her daughter-in-law was demanding too much and that the situation would be best served by a professional. But her daughter-in-law called her crying, wanting to keep her job opportunity.

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As a result, the grandmother posted on Reddit to ask what others thought of her decision… and the responses were pretty mixed.

“I’m so sick of people treating grandparents like free childcare. They’re just kids and it’s okay if the rules slide for a week…that’s why kids love going to their grandparents!! I think you should make it clear that you’d absolutely love to take them if DIL is willing to compromise but if she won’t budge then that’s not on you she can find someone else to be a boot camp instructor,” someone wrote.

Though, some were more critical of the grandmother, saying: “I thought you were going to say you’ve been asked to look after them full time but you’ve been asked to help for a WEEK. Yes ok the rules are a bit much but you’d rather your DIL not get this job to support the family because it would inconvenience you for 5 whole days. Do the right thing and help your son and DIL out.”

In the end, the responses on the tricky situation seemed pretty 50/50. But what do you think? Let us know in the comments!