Wow. Either Florida is extreme in regards to child protection, or you don't have the whole story. I only say this out of my own experience. Do you know that when I called the cops on my ex-husband(I found out he was physically abusing my daughters-punched in the stomach, kicked them-bad!). The cops came, and called me back. The officer said he was calling social services on him. He said the whole house was filthy, and he was drunk. Said my daughter hit him, not the other way around. Of course he's going to say that!

Guess what? I got a call from the social service worker, who said they were closing the case. Why? Because he wouldn't return their calls and they couldn't get a hold of him. Real NICE system, works great. My girls are now with me, permanently. They don't even want to visit their dad.

Now, I had a friend who's child was taken from her. Her 18 month old daughter showed up with a broken leg, from falling in the bathtub. They kept her daughterfrom her for a few months, then returned her. Turns out(I found out much later) that her husband punched this poor child in the knee, and broke her leg.(No longer a friend, btw).

So, just maybe there's something going on that you don't know about? Just a thought...

If it was me, I would take the child, but make the parents pay for daycare. You need to think about yourself-a two year old is a lot of work. But, I don't have physical problems. If it's too much for you physically, don't do it. I was the only stay at home mom, and friends and family just couldn't understand when I said NO *sometimes* to babysitting. It's like they were in shock-you actually have something to do?