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First of all, it's not grandma's responsibility
« on: March 28, 2023, 06:17:20 PM »
...so I wouldn't even approach grandma to begin with as she already did her job by raising you. Now it's your turn to raise your own kids:

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A mom went viral on Reddit for claiming grandma won't babysit for less than $20/hour as millions of US parents struggle with soaring daycare fees — here's how to boost your child-care budget

Struggling with the rising cost of living and exorbitant daycare fees, parents are looking to save where they can, and that includes turning to family for child care help.

But not everyone’s willing to do it for free. A 29-year-old mother recently asked Reddit if it was unreasonable for her retired mother, who she makes a point of saying “is at home all day long,” to ask for $20 in hourly wages to care for her kids.

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In addition to her hourly rate, the grandmother added she’d charge her daughter late fees if she was tardy to pick up the baby, along with requesting they provide her with a carseat, stroller, bottles and doubles of everything need to care for the child because as the poster explained, “she will not step foot in my house.”

While the reasons her mother won’t simply babysit from her own nearby home where they already have all the supplies went unexplained, she did offer her main reason for turning to her mum.

“I want to save money to bring down our debt,” she wrote.

Responses were mixed, with some siding with the poster and others with her mother. But whatever side you fall on, the problem is clear: Costs are rising, and parents are struggling to keep up.

Breaking down the numbers
In most states, it costs over $13,000 to raise a child in their first year of life. That includes food, clothes, health care and child care. And this number has only risen post-pandemic. With many child-care centers being forced to close their doors, demand has skyrocketed — and so have their fees.

In a recent survey by Care, 63% of parents found that their child-care expenses have climbed in the past year, with over half saying they spend more than 20% of household income on that budget line alone.



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