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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Children stacked like inmates in their own house, everyone working too many hours for too little, toddlers in daycare so many hours of the week their parents barely know them - putting the mirror up to NY Parents and the reflection isn't good.

I can't shake the feeling that these parents are just doing something fundamentally wrong.  Three kids in a one-bedroom?  I mean, I get that they are doing the best they can with what they've got, but it just screams "bad judgement" to me!  A well-educated, older couple, sleeping on a pull-out in their own living room is a pretty strong indication that you've made some bad choices along the way.  And yes, of course, NY has its own set of rules and "normals" but I walked away from this article feeling a distinct sense of pity for these people, and yes, especially the kids.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/realestate/fitting-a-family-of-five-into-a-one-bedroom-in-brooklyn.html

I get that its a slow news cycle, but seriously, do we have to write long-form articles commemorating the time a man actually took care of his kid?  Does it really take a pandemic for parents to notice and connect with their children?  
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/parenting/childcare-family-relationships-coronavirus.html?action=click&algo=als_engaged2_desk_filter&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=382670784&impression_id=341059846&index=0&pgtype=Article&region=footer

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Meh? The majority of people in this world do not live in sprawling suburban houses (which doesn't mean they're somehow "lesser" than you). Their principal readership is New Yorkers, and New Yorkers both (1) live in small apartments and (2) have children. [/quote]

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