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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a village. One friend worked really hard to cultivate it and now it’s a group of families who are truly always there for each other. We text each other throughout the week. Celebrate each others successes, cry together, watch each other kids; now that they’re older, the kids wander in and out of each others houses. The kids are very much like cousins and I have a group of women (and their husbands) that I know I can call on at any minute. I am very lucky but to my first point, it takes hard work to get there. You can do it too. [/quote]

But, again, when they were younger and you were working who watched the kids?[/quote]
NP, but I work full time. I think there is a difference between childcare and a village (though it can overlap). I pay people to watch my kids during the workday (first daycare, then preschool, then afterschool programs).

My "village" is for those times that paid care is not available (nights, weekends, emergencies). Sometimes that means the grandparents come visit for a week that strategically overlaps with our childcare needs. Sometimes it's a friend who takes our kid for a playdate for an afternoon while we run errands. Sometimes it's a neighbor who waters our plants when we're on vacation. In return, I plan visits to our parents around their needs, organize drop-off playdates or sleepovers when my friends need some time, and take my neighbors trash cans in when they leave town on trash day.[/quote]

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