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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess the question is, is there ANY sacrifice you want to make to avoid having your kids in daycare 40-60 hours per week since birth?
I read all these justifications about retirement, vacation days, and a promotion and it all looks good on paper, but is there any value calculation to what your KIDS are losing?
Is the concept of sacrificing some money and a promotion for kids you chose to have really not a consideration at all?
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Get a gripe.  Until maybe 2 I get that the kid might be well off with mom or individualized care.  Sometime around 2 they want to be around other kids and keeping them home with mom is stunting their social development.   [/quote]

Everything's a tradeoff. My parents had $0 for any of us to go to college. Would I have been better off in the long run if my mom had worked? Maybe. I don't remember 0-4, so who knows.

You just have to pick what you think is best for everyone long term. A lot of us also have family friendly jobs or are able to stagger with spouses so the kids aren't in daycare 40-60 hours a week. Our kiddo's hours in daycare were 9-4. [/quote]

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