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I saw this Twitter thread and it made me think about the ways that parenting is harder now than just a generation ago. I wonder to what extent that’s playing into decisions to be OAD. Of course, I understand and mostly agree with the safety rules for babies and little kids, but they sure make...

@miewncha Your chosen family sounds really lovely.

@jlkuhioe Our village is preschool during the week and my MIL sometimes on weekends. She loves to watch our daughter for a few hours on a weekend day, and my husband and I get a lunch date. She still works full time though, so she’s not available as backup childcare during the week. My parents...

@hkra I’ve seen OADers with grown kids here talk about how they had the “cool hangout house” when their kid was a teen. They were intentional about encouraging their kid’s friends to come over, and without fussy siblings everywhere, all the friends were over a bunch. Seems like a great setup!