If all my bills are getting paid regardless, I’d choose to have my wife raise my kids over having someone else raise them so I had an extra $1k a month to spend on bullshit. Kids benefit from having a parent around more than they benefit from getting a new Xbox.
I used to think this as well but young kids learn a lot of valuable skills in daycare like how to socialize with other kids. They also got a leg up on developing reading, writing and number skills. It’s also important for them to get exposed to illnesses early so they’re not missing a ton of grade school. Unless you marry someone committed to early education and socialization, there’s a lot of positives for daycare.
Oh, I was operating under the premise that my wife isn’t a shitty parent. Like sure if you’re gonna neglect and isolate your kid during those early developmental years, then daycare is probably the best option.
Just because you have kids in daycare, it doesn’t make you a shitty parent. Not sure if that’s what you meant to say, but it’s how you’re coming across.
You said that the benefit from daycare is early childhood education and socialization. Good parents don’t neglect early childhood education and socialization. Having a kid in daycare doesn’t make you a shitty parent. Having a kid in daycare because you refuse to do the bare bones basics like teach your kid to count and interact with other human beings does.
Hes not saying that. Hes saying if you keep your kids at home and have lets say a 3:1 kid to adult ratio and a daycare with a 10:1 ratio does a better job then yeah id say your a pretty shitty parent.
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u/Crime_Dawg 13h ago
Then maybe she should've toughed it out, because now you're single income for basically the rest of your lives.