re: The cost of daycare is ridiculous these days

I don't know what to tell you, that was just the information they gave me. I don't have kids so I've never had to price daycare up here.

Doing a quick search, I did find this stat:

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The average annual cost of infant care for one child in Massachusetts is $17,062, or $1,422 per month

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With Cambridge being one of the most expensive areas of the state, it's not unreasonable to assume they were somewhere in the $3k/mo range for day care, which is just obnoxious.

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ding ding. we are starting to feel the hurt since i run a successful business and my wife is physician.
money vs available time

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You could say its a direct result of feminism

Makes me laugh when feminism backfires

Feminists for years whine about women in the workplace, and say women should be career oriented instead of family oriented, etc. etc. etc.

So we have most households where both adults have full time jobs these days. Naturally this will increase prices of various goods and services, namely education prices, housing prices and childcare prices.

My sister had a baby last year, and she quit her job so she could be a full time mom. And her husband isn't a rich man by any means. They just live below their means and are responsible with their money.

You can live a lifestyle of luxury and have all the fancy bells & whistles like nice cars, vacations, a nice house, expensive nights out, or you can sacrifice and focus on your kid(s) until they are old enough to start school.

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may go in every two weeks and drop $400, while some other parent goes in and spends $200 every two weeks, at the same school, in the same class as my kid.

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Sliding scale bro. Unfortunately its made its way to daycares also. Those other parents dont make as much so its your responsibility to subsidize their kids daycare, just like our taxes.

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My wife decided to stay at home once our son was born, and from seeing this and hearing daycare stories, so grateful he hasn't had to spend a day in one.

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I get and appreciate all the pros associated with a SAHM, and we are considering it for when #3 comes along (that would end up being over $35k/year in child care costs), but there are some great benefits to daycare.

Both my sons knew how to communicate basic needs and thoughts via sign language before they could talk, my oldest knew how to count to 10 almost as soon as he could say numbers, and he could recite the alphabet and recognize letters at 2.5 years old. We teach him all that on our side, but the dedicated, regimented, and repetitive aspect of those lessons at daycare was a huge benefit. Not to mention the ability to teach kids at that age is a pretty difficult task that not all moms suddenly acquire to that level when they have a kid.

I'm sure the non-daycare kids of OT posters could probably do all that by 9 months, but I'm speaking about general trends.

I pay $630 monthly for my turd

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Not really saying you're lying, but if you aren't then they are. Either that or they are really dumb.

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If you look at the stat I posted, it's actually reasonable to believe that they were telling the truth.

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Instead what happens is that the less you make, the more likely you are to have more kids, and their kids grow up in poverty to have their own kids who grow up in poverty. Meanwhile that population drastically outgrows those who try and make ends meet without govt assistance.

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Idiocracy

I remember $750 a month for one kid, we payed this for 6-7 years. $50,000 + ha ha it's stupid

Mine is finally old enough to stay home by himself if needed.