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Reading some of the comments about child care makes me think that we have perverted the way we raise our children. Isn't it plain backwards to send a kid to ch
by iagooar 11y ago
Reading some of the comments about child care makes me think that we have perverted the way we raise our children.
Isn't it plain backwards to send a kid to child care and go to work to pay for it? Unless you are earning an awful lot of money at your job, it doesn't feel right. It just makes so much sense to me to have one of the parents stay at home with the kids, spending most of this beautiful time together.
Heck, I want to have kids soon, but first I want to figure out how to earn enough money to maintain my family being the only earner + not working more than 30-32 hours a week. This could mean having a lot less money at the end of month, but it's temporary until the little ones are a bit older.
- gred 11y agoAgree. Just had our first child, and one of us quit our job. It's amazing how much of our budget was being spent on keeping both of us at work. YMMV.
- olau 11y agoSo you don't imagine you being the one home with your children, day in and day out? Life with children is demanding. It's a bit more complex than what you allude to. Not that I'd recommend not having children, I love mine and love taking care of them, but a more realistic view is appropriate, e.g. try googling "toddlers are assholes". :)
- btbuildem 11y agoPeople usually talk about career continuity etc etc.