27-year-old refuses to watch 22-year-old sister's baby: 'I am not his second parent'

It takes a village to raise a baby, but that doesn't mean parents get to shirk all responsibility to other people… 

Being a parent is so much work that when they finally get a break, a lot of parents don't even know what to do first. If they have 3 hours without baby, should they take a nap? Clean the house? Watch a TV show with their partner? Have a coffee date with a friend? It can be elating to finally have that me-time after dedicating every waking second to your baby. 

For many parents, that free time comes at a literal cost, since they'll have to hire a babysitter. This woman had it good, though — her sister was her babysitter, no matter what. But she pushed it too far… 

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