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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like this only works if older women are expected to take on more free labor and women have babies younger so their moms can care for them.  No thank you.  Yes life would be great with free childcare, cooking, and cleaning but I would never want my mom burdened with that in the joyous years of her retirement where for the first time ever she can prioritize her own needs and desired. And I’d also never want my still working mil to give up her fulfilling career to wipe bottoms. Why are the older women whose expense this model comes at ignored or just assumed to be so #grateful to still have to spend their time doing domestic labor[/quote] Agree but [b]no one is talking about forcing grandmas.[/b] Also, if my mom likes to cook but hates yard  work, the idea is a win win. Not Marthas from the Handmaids Tale. [/quote]

Eh, I think that's the main assumption of the entire article.  When Brooks talks about the help of extended relatives, he isn't referring to grandpa.[/quote]

+1. It’s also mostly women who take care of the elderly parents and in-laws. [/quote]

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