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[quote=Anonymous]Children stacked like inmates in their own house, everyone working too many hours for too little, toddlers in daycare so many hours of the week their parents barely know them - putting the mirror up to NY Parents and the reflection isn't good.

I can't shake the feeling that these parents are just doing something fundamentally wrong.  Three kids in a one-bedroom?  I mean, I get that they are doing the best they can with what they've got, but it just screams "bad judgement" to me!  A well-educated, older couple, sleeping on a pull-out in their own living room is a pretty strong indication that you've made some bad choices along the way.  And yes, of course, NY has its own set of rules and "normals" but I walked away from this article feeling a distinct sense of pity for these people, and yes, especially the kids.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/realestate/fitting-a-family-of-five-into-a-one-bedroom-in-brooklyn.html

I get that its a slow news cycle, but seriously, do we have to write long-form articles commemorating the time a man actually took care of his kid?  Does it really take a pandemic for parents to notice and connect with their children?  
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/parenting/childcare-family-relationships-coronavirus.html?action=click&algo=als_engaged2_desk_filter&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=382670784&impression_id=341059846&index=0&pgtype=Article&region=footer

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