> Is this new? Did it not used to be this way? There is no or little liability when a grandparent or older sibling/cousin is taking care a toddler. And there

> Is this new? Did it not used to be this way? There is no or little liability when a grandparent or older sibling/cousin is taking care a toddler. And there didn’t used to be so many desk jobs available for everyone to compete with taking care of infants/kids. Also, once the kids exist, which used to be a foregone conclusion, it wasn’t an option to do other work. Now people are making a conscious decision, tabulating the cost/benefit of having the kid versus working a desk job. I also think there are more viruses floating around due to more travel, but that is my armchair opinion. > So why are these types of services exploding in real terms, but haircuts and food and personal trainers and massages and mechanics and other types of services are not? I don’t know what constitutes exploding, but the price of un-scalable labor services have increased a lot. Some might be more than others, but US wage data indicates that the lowest quintiles have experienced higher wage increases than the others in recent years.