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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$400 a month max for us. I worked opposite schedule from DP. DC never attended daycare or had expensive classes.
We did coop, some language classes, and library story time. Public school all the way and few weeks of part time soccer camp.
The kid seems to get cheaper and cheaper- just hanging out with friends. Any time DC travels with relatives ( 5 x a year), they pay 100%.
As long as there are no medical emergencies, I don't see anything expensive coming up. [/quote]

This is not normal. Most people don’t have family they can pawn their kids off on 5x a year for vacations. I just booked one week of summer camp for 1 kid and it was $575 and only 9-2. Kids are not just “going off with other kids” in the summer. They are in camp because this is a high achieving area. [/quote]
I'm not pawning them off. Relatives are taking them. The kid was in Stafford when I checked 360. I dropped them off in Arlington.
They went to Florida in May 2x and going back in June. Most weekends are spent in VA in three different houses. 
Just got a sleepover invite, graduation pool party, and a birthday invite. Kid is old enough to be at home 6-8 hours now. May not have time for that 9-12 soccer camp this summer.
My part time job allows kids to come and play on computer. They feed the kids too. Boss just asked why I haven't brought them. He would find them something to do. Completely normal to us. The all sit in back room on computers or phones at work.[/quote]

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