Quote From: mlroczI don't think it's nice of you to bash daycare, since the "American" way is to now work your butt off to just get by. Many families don't have family they can count on.
SAHM's are not always unselfish: my stepdaughter's mother doesn't put her life on hold so that she can party, but that's not me. I'm the type person that continues learning throughout life. I saw what my stepdaughter went through being bumped from place to place.
Finally, since you must know, my daughter stays with my mother (but is she at 58 someone YOU approve of?) while I'm in school. The Education is being paid for by my PARENTS. This is best for me and my family.
You know, I can throw out statistics and studies into daycare if you like, but you should know what's wrong with it. I just think our society as a whole is failing our children when we encourage women to have babies and then leave them with strangers. I don't want my kids growing up with somebody else's beliefs because I was at work.
I know money is neccessary, and I know that a lot of families have to have both parents working. I could get into the whole "don't over extend yourself" so that you can be home, but I won't.
My husband and I make a lot of sacrifices so I can be home. I thought maybe I could go back to school at one point, and then I realized that it just wasn't my turn. I would go back when I was done raising my kids.
I wouldn't know if I approve of your mother. If I needed childcare, I would approve of mine and she's 63.
As far as your step-daughter's mother, that's really too bad. I think my husband's ex is a real witch, too and my exhusband thinks all I do is sit around.
