I disagree with the entire idea of "daycare", although I acknowledge this can be a very difficult choice for many families.
By choosing daycare, we are asking complete strangers to take care of our children. We agree that >$1400/mo is the value we place on our child's early years. I'd rather quit my job and raise my children, I'd rather pay friends who I know well and who are willing to watch my children, I'd rather drop them off at the grandparents/relatives than have them suffer through the early-learning process at these terrible places.
The idea that a first-world country = (cheap) daycare is a silly argument, imho, although I'm not sure OP meant this. Folks living in a first-world country should value protecting their children more. Sending them off to a daycare to get perpetually sick and raised by some NPC is no way to raise a family.
This isn't Brave New World (yet) -- raise yo' kids!
It blows sending kids to a stranger but ya do what ya gotta do to make some money i suppose. For me, my checks living in cali for 2 yrs didnt even cover after school care. Working for literally nothing/no gain is the real vagina kick!
I disagree with the entire idea of "daycare", although I acknowledge this can be a very difficult choice for many families.
By choosing daycare, we are asking complete strangers to take care of our children. We agree that >$1400/mo is the value we place on our child's early years. I'd rather quit my job and raise my children, I'd rather pay friends who I know well and who are willing to watch my children, I'd rather drop them off at the grandparents/relatives than have them suffer through the early-learning process at these terrible places.
The idea that a first-world country = (cheap) daycare is a silly argument, imho, although I'm not sure OP meant this. Folks living in a first-world country should value protecting their children more. Sending them off to a daycare to get perpetually sick and raised by some NPC is no way to raise a family.
This isn't Brave New World (yet) -- raise yo' kids!
It blows sending kids to a stranger but ya do what ya gotta do to make some money i suppose. For me, my checks living in cali for 2 yrs didnt even cover after school care. Working for literally nothing/no gain is the real vagina kick!