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Daughter thinks my chronic illness is an excuse not to babysit her son

A retired grandmother with fibromyalgia says her daughter accuses her of using the illness as an excuse to avoid overnight babysitting.

Published May 29, 2026, 6:06 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

DEAR ABBY: I recently retired. I also have fibromyalgia, which leaves me fatigued and in pain, and I never know how I will feel on a given day.

My daughter is a single mom of a 3-year-old and asks me to babysit overnight on occasional Saturdays so she can spend the night with her boyfriend.