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[quote=Anonymous]We have no family in the area. Parents are each a 2-3 hour drive in other parts of the country. Nearest sib is about a 4-hr drive away; we see them once a year. It was similar for me growing up--grandparents were living in different countries, and I'd see them about once a year. We make do, but it's more expensive. For example, I have to travel for a conference, and my spouse can't take care of our kid given odd work hours--so I'm bringing the kid with me and using the conference-provided childcare. Then, spouse will meet us the next day and take over childcare. The alternative was seeing if our good friends would be able to take care of our child (and they have several kids, so we don't like to ask them unless dire circumstances). So again, we make do. It's part of the reason we stopped at one kid.[/quote]
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