This is bleak.
As a non-parent, I never judge parents unless there's a case of abuse or a clear case of really bad parenting.
I've come to appreciate how difficult it is to be a parent and how parents sometimes have to make compromises to care for their kids that don't always
Fun fact: The digital chess board in the ChatGPT app is set up wrong, and as played, likely leads to checkmate against Messi in 4 moves.
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One of the best things we did post-birth was form a "babysitting coop" with other new-parent friends. You take it in turns to watch each others' kids on nights out, using "credits" to ensure it stays fair.
You save so much money, and build community to boot. Strongly recommend.
babysitter wage inflation is perhaps one of the most shocking in the last decade. looking at a MINIMUM for $30 an hour for anyone experienced/qualified and $25 for highschool/college girls
