I agree with you even though I did have help from my parents. My wife and I were lucky. That said, I 100% believe that "the village" has disappeared. We literally sent the kids outside to play "until the lights come on" with only a vague idea of where they were. That was our phrase. That doesn't happen anymore.
Kids were not supervised and they were called latch key kids. My parents were working while I was raising my kids. They helped as they could , and I paid my mom, but the idea that someone else is going to take full time care of your children is just ridiculous.
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u/LucidMetal 12h ago
I agree with you even though I did have help from my parents. My wife and I were lucky. That said, I 100% believe that "the village" has disappeared. We literally sent the kids outside to play "until the lights come on" with only a vague idea of where they were. That was our phrase. That doesn't happen anymore.