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0 pointsmensetmanusman6y ago0 comments

In the US, I have seen cases of both parents taking company leave, and still putting their kids in childcare so that they can do house projects. Defeats the purpose... culture takes time to change

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ip266y ago

Who knows, maybe it was a stress outlet. Home improvement certainly was for me when my first was little.

jacobush6y ago

Yep. It's complicated. One downside of suburbia is that it can get very, very lonely as a parent at home.

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0 pointsmensetmanusman6y ago0 comments

In the US, I have seen cases of both parents taking company leave, and still putting their kids in childcare so that they can do house projects. Defeats the purpose... culture takes time to change

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ip266y ago

Who knows, maybe it was a stress outlet. Home improvement certainly was for me when my first was little.

jacobush6y ago

Yep. It's complicated. One downside of suburbia is that it can get very, very lonely as a parent at home.

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