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[quote=Anonymous]This!!! Or if you are fortunate to have living parents.

quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an oldish lady but I feel like we are seeing a fourth feminism or something composed mostly of women in their thirties who had small children during COVID. And they are angry!!  I am furious that my daughters are now in their twenties and the childcare dilemma is exactly the same one I faced when they were born. Absolutely NO progress on any front in terms of maternity leave, paternity leave, availability and cost of daycare. How is that even possible? And realizing that society’s answer is that I should quit my job and be a grandma who babysits. Enough is enough. [/quote]

My friends who are women and have the most successful careers have grandmas who babysit. Many have relocated across the country to make it happen. I guess it works as long as we’re willing to sacrifice alternating generations of women to sustain it.[/quote]

Which means it won't change. And also this system hinges on having grandmothers in good health, who are young enough to help. If you are a working mom and your mom is over the age of 75 (common), you wind up squeezed between caring for your kids AND your parents.[/quote][/quote]

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