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[quote=Anonymous]I am a genx latchkey kid. Most of my friends either had a stay at home mom or were latch key kids. I can think of 2 friends who were cared for by a grandmother every day. One friend's grandmother lived with her family. The other friend's grandmother did not live with their family, but my friend said that her parents paid her a small amount to watch kids. Most of my friends were like me, we did not have grandparents living close enough to provide daily childcare.

My one grandmother lived far away from all of her grandchildren, so wasn't able to help out. The other grandmother lived with my aunt (partly for financial reasons), and she did provide childcare to my cousins.

For those that were cared for by grandparents? What was their socio-economic status? Maybe boomers have more $$ than their parents so can afford to take trips etc. rather than just hang out at home being a nanny.

Fulltime childcare is a huge responsibility. I was a SAHM for 6 years and 2 kids born very close together. Kids don't care if you aren't feeling well, have a doctor's appointment you need to schedule, etc. It is very hard to find backup care during the day if you need to take care of something.

Going to various doctors appointments is basically a fulltime job for my inlaws. No way would they agree to fulltime childcare of grandchildren. [/quote]

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