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>#1 is cheapest, but ties the family down to where the grandparents are. Both parent jobs need to be located relatively close by. Also, it's kind of shitty to
by smackfu 12y ago
>#1 is cheapest, but ties the family down to where the grandparents are. Both parent jobs need to be located relatively close by.
Also, it's kind of shitty to your parents. Is watching your kid from 9-5 on weekdays really what they wanted to retire for?
- otoburb 12y agoYes, it is a bit of a burden for the grandparents. I hear that this is sometimes alleviated by using grandparents on both sides of the family, health permitting (/anecdata).
- judk 12y agoUm, yes? It is bizarre how unaware some folks are of how human civilization has been organized for centuries.
- smackfu 12y agoSo that's how you want to spend your retirement years, as a babysitter?
- antihero 12y agoSo what exactly was the point of the colossal developments in human productivity in the last ten decades? So we can continue to function as desperately as our ancestors whilst a few people have more money and power than we can possibly imagine? Fucking great.