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When I was a kid “child care” was either your grandparents or the neighborhood kid watching 6 screaming toddlers at once. I’m pretty sure that doesn’t cost mor
by zeroonetwothree 5mo ago
When I was a kid “child care” was either your grandparents or the neighborhood kid watching 6 screaming toddlers at once.
I’m pretty sure that doesn’t cost more than college today :).
Our standards have just risen massively.
- jimbokun 5mo agoMany parents would probably love to have grandparents close enough and willing to watch the kids while they work.
- dalyons 5mo agoWe’re forced to move away from our grandparents and family neighborhood help to have careers to afford to live
- moduspol 5mo agoIt sounds crazy now, but prior to the 1970s, sometimes even the mother might primarily provide the child care.
- account42 5mo agoDo you really think that dropping of your kids at a flu factory is a higher standard than having caring relatives (often even one of the parents themselves) available to give them a good childhood?