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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Must be your social circle. $550k HHI (DH nd I both work FT) and not one person I know socially or at work tries this BS. [/quote]

You are rich.  Child care is costly when your hhi is $150k or so.  [/quote]

Yup, so there are workarounds - find a job with alternative hours so you and spouse can switch off, someone stays home w the kids and other spouse leans in to make more money, find a village with other families in the same situation, take a job at the kids daycare or school so your schedule aligns w/ theirs, become a nanny. This is not a new problem & people have figured it out since the beginning of time.

Expecting to get paid your full salary while *refusing* to arrange consistent and reliable child care is not reasonable in 2026 and ruins the flexibility available to the rest of the workforce.  Exceptions of course for a sick day or emergency, but if you are expecting to work full time with a bunch of little kids running around is stupid.

And OPs post is that whoever she is btching about has the means to set up child care. OP needs to turn off her phone and stop indulging this person. [/quote]

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