‘I won’t babysit my grandchild because she’s not biologically mine’

“My daughter-in-law cheated on my son while they were married and got pregnant. My son loves the little girl, but I don’t want anything to do with her,” the grandma reveals.

Tom* and Emma had one child while they were married.

The little family was happy until Tom began to feel suspicious Emma was cheating. He ordered a DNA test that proved the little girl wasn’t his biological daughter.

“He was not the father but has been in the kid’s life for four years and his name is on the birth certificate so he is legally responsible and still loves the kid,” Tom’s mum Mary posted on Reddit.

Mary explained that while the couple was together, she didn’t have much contact with Emma’s daughter – she wasn’t allowed to babysit or visit.

“They wouldn’t even bring the kid to family events like Christmas,” she said.

“After the divorce he has the kid almost 50 percent of the time and he keeps asking me to babysit.

“I told him straight up that I will not babysit the kid since she is not my grandkid and he made it clear I wasn’t good enough to babysit when he thought she was his kid.”

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Frustrated with having been snubbed before the divorce, the grandma refused to babysit. Photo: iStock

Reddit community divided

The comments were divided, with some saying that Mary deserved better treatment from her son, and others saying they needed more information.

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“It’s super suspect that Tom thought his mum’s house was unsafe before, but now it’s safe,” one person said. “Desperation sets in quickly for him, but that’s not Mary’s problem since she has no emotional or biological ties to the child.”

“It’s not about the DNA [of the child], it’s about snubbing you before,” one person said.

“It’s about his treatment towards you, and basically not allowing you to be this kid’s grandparent by refusing to spend time with you [while they were married],” said another.

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Some thought Tom was getting his just desserts.

“Free child care is free child care, especially if it comes with building bonds between a child and their grandparent. Dad is reaping what he sowed now,” one person said.

*Names have been changed.  

Originally published as ‘I won’t babysit my grandchild because she’s not biologically mine’