| ▲ | avgDev 2 hours ago | |
As someone with unsupportive family, I feel this. I have a single child, we both work. It is tough. I grew up in a small town in EU, my parents had a lot of help from their parents and I was able to play outside with friends early on. Everyone knew each other. My life in the US is nothing like this. The first 5 years, I've spent $100k on daycare, and this is relatively "affordable". I try to be an active and involved parent, add home projects/maintenance, and other things like health issues and I have zero energy and a lot of burn out. When I was younger I did not understand why people stick around jobs for long. Now, I do. | ||