Very little help from parents - often the opposite, they would actively hamper us. We are in the US. My wife did have to miss a year of schooling and never went

Very little help from parents - often the opposite, they would actively hamper us. We are in the US. My wife did have to miss a year of schooling and never went to college. I do not recommend our path, but I love the idea of healthy, multi-generational families with grandparents who want and are able to help.