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In this story, a future mother-in-law felt annoyed when her son's fiancée demanded that she pet sit the large dog that the couple had recently acquired every day while they were at work. The mom refused, as she worked a retail job up to 30 hours a week and did not feel prepared to handle a dog every single day while juggling her other responsibilities.
Her daughter-in-law was offended and claimed that she should be OK with the arrangement as she wasn't working full-time. Her son accused her of making his partner feel unwelcome in the family, and she wanted confirmation that she had been within her rights to refuse.
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Am I wrong for telling my son’s fiancée I’m not a free dog-sitter just because I work 'part-time'?
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Commenters assured her that she wasn't the one in the wrong.
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Entitled fiancée gets large dog, gets upset when mother-in-law refuses to pet sit daily while working retail 30 hours a week: 'I don't have the time or energy'
Given the amount of dedication it takes to have a dog as a pet and give it a decent quality of life, it is a wonder that anybody dealing with the stresses of existing in modern society has one at all. Care, attention, and training need to be present all the time if a dog is going to be a calm and happy member of a household, and that can be difficult when their owners work full-time.
Nonetheless, plenty of dog owners are so determined to have their canine friends in their lives that they find a way to make it work. Increasingly often, this involves adding a dog walker or pet sitter to their daily routine. Much like with babysitting, if they are especially lucky, they might find a generous family member who is willing to do it for free. However, it is wrong to assume that a relative will happily move their schedule around just to look after somebody else's dog, no matter what they have going on.
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