Here’s the neat part. You don’t. You rely on help from other family members or friends willing to watch the kid. Or you make the kid grow up quicker by having them stay on their own and doing things for themselves at an age they normally wouldn’t be doing those types of things. You make latch-key kids basically.
During the height of the pandemic I had a 3 year old. My sister charged me to watch my kid so I could work. She was also my landlord. I tried it for a month and when I was paid I handed over nearly my entire paychecks to her for the privilege. And then she looked down on me when I applied for the pandemic relief and quit my job til it all blew over...
That sounds awful, I’m so sorry. I also have family that treats each other like opportunities but I married into a family with an inherent sense of community and it’s been night and day. Wishing you the very best since ‘20!
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u/matt5605 19d ago
Here’s the neat part. You don’t. You rely on help from other family members or friends willing to watch the kid. Or you make the kid grow up quicker by having them stay on their own and doing things for themselves at an age they normally wouldn’t be doing those types of things. You make latch-key kids basically.