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[quote=Anonymous]The village is from a time when women couldn’t have decent paying jobs outside of the home.  Women had to rely on each other since they didn’t have the resources to pay for care.  So much of the labor market depended on exploiting female labor.

I have a good paying job and do not need to rely on another woman’s free labor to live my life.  I think this is a good thing.  I don’t want to cook, clean and provide babysitting to other families.  I don’t want for anyone to expect this of me.  No man would expect my husband to come mow his lawn and I don’t want to be expected to watch your kids.

If you want the kind of environment where you are expected to be part of a village , then you need to move somewhere women aren’t working outside of the house 40 hours a week.  Or live with extended family, join a tight nit church community.  Living in the DC area is not conducive to this.  Many women have solid careers and aren’t interested in providing you with free babysitting. [/quote]

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