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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with his core premise—- it’s much better , in most cases, for a child to be raised by parents/grandparents vs daycare. Universal daycare is what is eww in this discussion. [/quote]

I do too.  Totally.

I would also like to point out that this audio is clearly edited... who knows what is spliced or missing.  And, it is an article from Salon, so that makes it even more questionable. 
Having said that, if advocating for having a grandparent assist with the care of a newborn infant is misogynistic, call me a misogynist.  I like when he pointed out that she could have just continued working and given some of her salary to help them out, but she chose to help with the care itself.  
And, I say this as someone who is currently in this exact position.... and I'm not Indian.  A grandmother who is lucky enough to help with the care of her grandchild during the critical first years of development.  I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.  [/quote]

That's wonderful but many grandparents are still working, many are infirm, many kids have moved far from home so the grandparents aren't there to help, my own parents have a little of both - my father is still working and my mother has a debilitating disease that would make it impossible for her to have helped even if the kids were still close by enough for them to help to the degree that daycare wouldn't have been necessary.

But it's nice that you've figured out all the secrets to life. 
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^ Me again - and some just don't WANT to move from full time work into full time childcare, even if those kids are their grandchildren. Some people have worked really hard for decades and want some time in retirement to enjoy themselves. They have earned the right to do that![/quote]

I really judge people who make their elderly people work hard, especially women. It's like saying that person is just meant to serve and doesn't deserve their own time and life and doesn't have value aside from being family help. And I say this as someone who has a great mom and LOVED my grandparents. They still did not raise me or do the bulk of the work.[/quote]

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