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[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 71 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't care how rich or poor you are. Every parent, and I mean every parent has considered every single friend and family member they could possibly squeeze free child care out of.

Nobody is going to turn down free, reliable child care. Nobody. If a parent isn't already tapping grandma, siblings, and friends, there's a reason for that. Could be ranging anywhere from "Mom also has to work" to "Mom can't keep up with a toddler any more" to "Mom is a fucking psychopath and I cut her out of my life 12 years ago."

This is what happens when you try to mix "inbred hillbilly" with "incoherent moron"

[–] Aviandelight@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

I once got a call from friends at ten in the morning asking if I could go to my goddaughter's mother's Day brunch at the daycare so she wouldn't be alone. Apparently mom couldn't get the day off and grandmall was supposed to go but grandmall fell sick that morning. So I was the hail Mary call and I just happened to be on PTO that day. You're damn right I dropped everything to go have juice and cookies and make bracelets with my girl. Point is that everyone who can and gives a shit is already involved in childcare.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

My cousin's wife won't let anyone babysit their kids because it gives her anxiety, except for occasionally a few hours with the grandparents. It's nuts. She really needs to get some therapy before her kids are old enough to have anxiety themselves about being somewhere without her.