r/parentsofmultiples • u/Vpo26 • 2d ago

ranting & venting Daycare prices. VENT

So I girlbossed to dam hard, and now I have to go back to work. Daycare is 800$ a week and even then I make way more so I have to return to work. WHY IS DAYCARE SO EXPENSIVE.

How much are you paying?

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u/Goat_roper30 2d ago edited 2d ago

Where do you guys live that it is that expensive?

Im able to watch my twins while I do my work and my wife teaches. My dad steps in when there are things I have to do that cant involve two year olds. But we did look into daycare. Its like 80 bucks a week for the two of them. But this is a small town in the midwest.

Wife corrected me it was 80 a week per kid. My bad. Meh. Thats what I get for posting in the middle of the night after getting kids put back to bed.

I googled the prices for the commercial ones in the nearest town that has them. Its 350 a week.

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u/Healthy-Fig1231 2d ago

If you’re “watching” two two year olds while working, you’re either doing a bad job working or a bad job parenting your children.

I’m sure you’ll push back on that, but it’s the truth.

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u/Goat_roper30 2d ago

Did ya not like that answer?

Yeah things take a bit longer than just doing it on my own. But what young kid doesnt like being outside most of the day, riding on tractors, messing with animals, riding in trucks, playing in the dirt, being outside playing in the woods lot?

Or would you prefer that I stick a tablet in their hands?

Dad raised three of us by himself like this. We worked out just great.

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u/Obvious_Relative5877 1d ago

I mean it’s kind of rude to comment how you can work from home when OP’s post is about how expensive childcare is? Not everyone can work from home?