My Neighbor Refused to Pay My 73-Year-Old Mother for Babysitting, Saying She Was ‘Just Sitting at Home Anyway’ – So I Stepped In
I always thought my mother’s quiet routines went unnoticed. At 73, she still tracks every dollar in a small black notebook and never complains, which is exactly why some people mistake her kindness for weakness. When our neighbor Claire asked her to babysit for cash, my mom agreed—asking only for something fair. The first week,…