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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not get a nanny, au pair or even a housekeeper? That would be cheaper than having your dh quit his job.

I can't imagine asking parents to do more because you want to work more. I do think Asian grandparents think this way, but I've never seen it in white families. Hell, most of my friends don't even get postpartum help or help during cancer treatments from their extended family, let alone because they want to go for law firm partner. [/quote]

I've seen this in white families but it's more a working class thing. Generally the parents and grandparents are both on the younger side and the parents often live with or next door to the grandparents. No one in these families moves for college or jobs. [/quote]

+1. Almost all the grandparents in my parents' neighborhood watch their grandkids--it's a religious area, and the grandparents tend to be youngish (like 50s) and the grandmothers used to be SAHMs. Children and grandchildren tend to stay near home.

My parents are the exception because I moved away and had kids later.[/quote]

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