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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I see first hand, there's a lot of underemployment because schools are open such short hours. Schools are only open 7 hours, but with a commute of 30 min each way, parents can only really work 6 hours. Mom (they would never think of making the dad stay home) can't get a job during school hours. And she also can't get a job that makes enough to afford before and after care. My county's cheap aftercare is $400 a month x 2 kids= $800 just for aftercare when you only need it a hour a day.

Schools are also failing students, so maybe we need to lengthen the school hours and just have 2 hours of tutoring at the end or beginning of school (not making teachers work longer hours but additional staff). A lot of families could make 8-4:30pm work, but cannot make 8-2:30pm work.

Schools also are always causing childcare crises for parents. Yes, schools aren't childcare, but when they don't open, parents can't get childcare instantly. I understand if buses can't run, but parents should be able to drive their kids to school instead and it still be open. Parents can't work when schools are always closed or running half day schedules.[/quote]

There’s a push for people to have more kids, but a lot of workplaces make it so hard for working parents. I don’t have kids but I watch my colleague struggle with young kids because our boss is not very flexible. It’s something I’m hyper aware as I’ve gotten older even though I don’t even have any kids.[/quote]

Children are expensive.  Anyone failing to consider that before procreating risks finding out that they have deliberately increased their expenses and/or potentially reduced their income, all to their detriment if they have not planned accordingly.  Life decisions have consequences.  [/quote]

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