As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit the workforce

Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by scarface_74 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:52AM (#38113513)

We are boomers at 49 and 47. Our responsibility for our children ended at 18. What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts. It’s definitely not our responsibility to take care of of their kids.

This is our life now…

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36306966

As far as housing affordability, there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there.

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Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by steve1977 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:30AM (#38114911)

> We are boomers at 49 and 47

You're not. You're full on Gen X. Your parenty (probably) were boomers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers

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Re:As child care costs soar, more parents may have to exit t... by johnnyanmac on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:50PM (#38124276)

> What we do/did (21 and 26 now) for them after that is out of the kindness of our hearts.

yeah, other countries just call that "taking care of family" instead of treating it like a free handout. Beware that the US "kick the kids out the nest" mentality isn't a shared one worldwide, and even in the US is a fairly recent phenomenon.

>there are plenty of affordable homes in the US. You just have to be willing to live there.

maybe now, very recently with workplaces in tech specifically opening up to remote work. That wasn't the case when I graduated college as recent as 5 years ago. You don't get much negotiation for remote work and move wherever the job you choose takes you.

What you describe as a digital nomad lifestyle for you and your spouse speaks to your experience and value. Young 18-23 year olds don't get that flexibility in their new careers, nor have the savings lying around to start cosidering that.

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