@merekas I could have written this myself. Same thing. Like I am fortunate I am not a single mother that has to use head start or whatever to wait tables. But these comments almost always come from people that drive 30k$+ cars and live in brand new suburb houses, eat out a lot, buy the brand new clothes monthly for them and their kids. I choose to sacrifice material things so I can spend more time with my children. Truthfully, historically child care has been such an extreme luxury for the ultra rich and elite. The fact that most families in America use it IMO is a major symptom of something wrong because economically it does not make any sense.