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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And barely Gen Exer Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, I don’t remember very many kids with grandparents helping out.  I remember latch key kids instead.  It certainly wasn’t  the norm in either of my parent’s extended families.  [/quote]

Yup. I’m 49 and this was how we were raised as gen xers. We did a lot of things on our own and grandparents certainly didn’t help out much.

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We went home to empty houses.  Nobody was waiting for us, or driving all over hell's half acre to take us to various activities.   Go home, get a snack, watch TV.  Or start supper, depending on the household.[/quote]

Same. 47 year old here. I'm the youngest of three and my mom started working when I was in elementary school. I walked home and let myself in starting in 5th grade. There were no grandparents helping out. I don't know who these millennials are that had this idyllic childhood with an entire village of grandparents taking care of them day in and day out, but I don't believe for a second this is the majority of 30-somethings.[/quote]

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