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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by watwut on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @04:09PM (#49633450)
> families that earn enough to have one parent stay at home don't use child care.

They do. Because the stay at home parent goes crazy from loneliness, boredom and deadly routine.

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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by greenowl on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @04:40PM (#49633900)
Affordability has little to do with it. The reality is neither parent actually wants to stay at home and watch and raise their own children. So they ship their babies off to full time daycare centers for someone else to do it. Then they both get to go to work instead!

It's kind of sad.

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