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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]School is, of course, childcare, and our entire economy is built around that assumption. I have no idea why DCUM is obsessed with this fiction. [/quote]

EXACTLY. Of course one of the functions that school serves is to take care of children. I, too, think DCUM is weirdly obsessed with thinking this isn't the case and there is something wrong with a parent who took a job assuming their kids would be in school during certain hours M-F. [/quote]

+1 society is structured in certain ways, and we make choices that work with that structure. When that structure suddenly crashes, it's a problem. It sounds like your brother and SIL should send their kids to school (I'm going to) and then find a sitter or another alternative for afterschool. As the person watching the kids, you are right to create boundaries that work for you, but it's also unrealistic to think that your brother's family will switch to homeschooling just because it's your preference. Personally, I don't understand why families with resources can be so cheap about paying for aftercare, but it is what it is.[/quote]

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