My wife's Aunt Shirley is an elderly, retired woman living on a fixed income in a rented farm house in rural Minnesota. One of her sons and her son's daughter live with her. Shirley has basically raised her seventeen year old grand-daughter Amy. Amy's Mother has been out of the picture for many, many years
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Agreed, but it's tough - I mean, it's not the kid's fault that their mom is a bit problematic.
But that being said, it's not Shirley's responsibility and it's a HUGE responsibility to be guilted into.
So "sorry, I've been busy enough with your delightful first child" seems like a suitable answer.
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