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There are more grandmas alive than ever in past. What is stopping you from doing it now ? Go live with grandma.

dagw 8y ago
Grandma is either still working or far too busy living her own healthy and active life to want to be an unpaid full time nanny.
- gowld 8y ago
  Why would she be unpaid, and why isn't family part of an active life, and why is grandma so much wealthier than her children?
  - kaitai 8y ago
    Because Grandma had her mom watch her kids so didn't spend $14,400/year on infant care, and her mom had time because she got fired from her school teacher job the day she got married! Today's mom, on the other hand, moved to San Francisco to get her data scientist/devops/whatever job (there were not any in her area of northern Minnesota and she kind of liked CA after going to Stanford) and Grandma doesn't want to move to CA because it's going to fall into the ocean, you know.
    - vkou 8y ago
      Also because Grandma can't afford to live in CA on her social security pension.
      - Karishma1234 8y ago
        Because california is fighting the climate change by taxing her to death that would otherwise affect all those never will be born babies.
- Karishma1234 8y ago
  Just wondering why can't people hire some illegal immigrant girl to watch babies ? It is like one of the simplest job ever.
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  - nshelly 8y ago
    Caring for an infant is hard, high-skilled work and something you want to get right. "Shaken baby" is a real thing and can lead to development disorders. A hands-on attentive caretaker has a very good ROI -- healthier, more communicative toddler and child. "You get what you pay for [or do yourself]" is a real thing for the first few years of a child's life, and having family nearby, which we fortunately did, was invaluable.
pixl97 8y ago
How many grandma's live in retirement homes? Back then: Have kid when 18-24, Grandma is 36-42. Now: Have kid when 35, Grandma is 70.
- duderific 8y ago
  Of course, 70 now is like 50 back in the day. My kid's grammy is 76 and she still takes care of business.

dagw 8y ago

Grandma is either still working or far too busy living her own healthy and active life to want to be an unpaid full time nanny.

gowld 8y ago
Why would she be unpaid, and why isn't family part of an active life, and why is grandma so much wealthier than her children?
- kaitai 8y ago
  Because Grandma had her mom watch her kids so didn't spend $14,400/year on infant care, and her mom had time because she got fired from her school teacher job the day she got married! Today's mom, on the other hand, moved to San Francisco to get her data scientist/devops/whatever job (there were not any in her area of northern Minnesota and she kind of liked CA after going to Stanford) and Grandma doesn't want to move to CA because it's going to fall into the ocean, you know.
  - vkou 8y ago
    Also because Grandma can't afford to live in CA on her social security pension.
    - Karishma1234 8y ago
      Because california is fighting the climate change by taxing her to death that would otherwise affect all those never will be born babies.
Karishma1234 8y ago
Just wondering why can't people hire some illegal immigrant girl to watch babies ? It is like one of the simplest job ever.
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- nshelly 8y ago
  Caring for an infant is hard, high-skilled work and something you want to get right. "Shaken baby" is a real thing and can lead to development disorders. A hands-on attentive caretaker has a very good ROI -- healthier, more communicative toddler and child. "You get what you pay for [or do yourself]" is a real thing for the first few years of a child's life, and having family nearby, which we fortunately did, was invaluable.

pixl97 8y ago

How many grandma's live in retirement homes? Back then: Have kid when 18-24, Grandma is 36-42. Now: Have kid when 35, Grandma is 70.

duderific 8y ago
Of course, 70 now is like 50 back in the day. My kid's grammy is 76 and she still takes care of business.