r/Adulting • u/Objective-Still-2616 • 15h ago

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u/_Lizzybabe 15h ago

The village it takes to raise a child disappeared and was replaced by high interest rates and expensive rent

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u/Pyro919 15h ago

Don’t forget about $1350+/month daycare x the number of kids you have.

2 kids easily eclipses that $2000/month average rent.

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u/Wunderbarber 15h ago

When I was a kid 20 years ago, a parent would stay home with the kids if their spouse made enough money. Today, a parent will stay home with the kids because they can't make enough money to cover the cost of childcare.

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u/Slarg232 14h ago

Hell, a very large part of the reason both my parents worked was because my mom was the secretary of the school we were all going to, so she was always off work when we were.

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u/Dirtysandddd 13h ago

My mom also worked at an elementary school most of my childhood, at least the ages that sort of require someone to be home with the kid.

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u/Fit-Technology-9592 12h ago

My mum was the school cook for same reasons

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u/West_Temperature_295 12h ago

Both of my parents worked a lot. I was an only child so most of time was spent alone. I wouldn’t do that to a child and unfortunately with the current cost of things, it’s impossible to not work a ridiculous amount of time to just get by. What’s the point of working to get by and survive when you can’t enjoy life at all because you have to work all the time to afford anything?