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Not if the children are under the age of 3 (or 4, depending on when they start PK). Being the full time caregiver for a 2 year old will absolutely melt your brain. The idea that it's easier for someone in that situation to do things for other people is crazy. To go back to OP's original point, imagine if you hired a nanny to care for your 2 year old and then the nanny was like "ok, but I've got a bunch of volunteer stuff to do for the PTA at my kid's school, and also I need to run some errands for some of my friends and neighbors, and pick up my sister's friends from school because she has a real job."

A 2 year old is a full time, exhausting job. Full stop. Anyone with kids, whether you SAHed or not, should know that. If you have ever spent 2-3 hours caring for a child this age, you should understand that it does not lend itself to a leisurely life of volunteer work and getting in workouts. When I was a SAHM of a child this age, I probably showered twice a week and regularly just ate cheese slices and an orange for 90% of my meals because I barely had time to take care of myself, much less do favors for friends.[/quote]

You are crazy.  Please, a 2 year old often times will nap, can be easily entertained by some pots and pans, and guess what, toss them in the stroller put in the airpods and you can make a leisurely call while your charge is entertained by squirrels and garbage trucks.[/quote]

All of that is true for most 18 month olds and not for most 2.5 year olds. Two and three year olds are exhausting.[/quote]
I'm genuinely curious what you think makes it impossible to care for a 2-3 y.o. and get errands done. I parented a 3 y.o. during COVID while working full-time, having to pause most of our out-sourcing, and overseeing an older kid's virtual learning. It was definitely not easy, and I was constantly exhausted...but I'm not quite getting how it was so much worse than the 1-2 y.o. age range. At least when he was older he was partially potty-trained and better able to listen to/comply with basic safety boundaries.[/quote]

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