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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grow up. You had a family. Move her aftercare to the Y, they close at 6:30. Then rearrange your schedules so that someone gets her by 6:30. That's what the rest of us do. [/quote]

This is harsh, but true.

It's not fair to the kid OP.  Somebody who is an adult needs to adapt.  Not the kid, one of you, the parents that chose to bring a child into the world.[/quote]

You have different priories now. It's not about you, you, you. I can't believe you don't want a sitter in your house with a child who is old enough to talk and report things and think sending them to the library where the homeless hang out is a better option . Either bring work home if you're soooooooo important or of you're a Fed in a non-telework office, one of you just puts down the pen at 5. [/quote]

PP, if you have to work, you have to work. Not everyone has the luxury of employers who understand family priorities. If you don't work your required hours, someone else will and there's no compassion in a lot of workplaces. And in case you haven't seen babysitters who just FB the day away, or ignore kids while they chat on their cellphone, let me just say that the realities for some parents are harsher than you think.   BTW, homeless people are people too.  The children's section of the library is not as bad as you think.  My young daughter loves the library and spends more than an hour being read to. Some parents have it better than others. Don't judge.

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