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Figarosmom

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3. I used to ponder about this

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:50 PM

Jul 10

And kept trying to find ways to break the cycle. Either one parent stays home or find a job where both work at the same place that has free child care. The only time my husband and I got away with it was when I worked at the library at our local college and he worked in the college physical plant. They had free child care. The only hitch was when our daughter started school and one of us had to pick her up after school and bring her to the child care at work. Eventually she just hung in the library when she got older.

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NoShit... [View all] pbmus Jul 10 OP

Totally agree, but I'm not sure there has ever been a generation here or elsewhere Silent Type Jul 10 #1

Old England or literally any 18th century job for the masses. BradBo Jul 10 #2

I used to ponder about this Figarosmom Jul 10 #3

Things are just different now. 1WorldHope Jul 11 #4