Cost of Day Care

Yamori · Post by **Yamori** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:35 pm

Having children in general sounds like a pretty shitty thing. :cry:

Post by **Martrae** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:38 pm

Some days it can be, others it's the best thing in the world.

Post by **Ganzo** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:38 am

There's like 10 Russian Day Care center around me, all competing for same group of customers, so we only pay $35 a day.

Post by **Tossica** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:42 am

Ganzo wrote:There's like 10 Russian Day Care center around me, all competing for same group of customers, so we only pay $35 a day.

Only $35 a day huh? You make it sound like a bargain.

Gypsiyee · Post by **Gypsiyee** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:47 am

sadly that is kind of a bargain, eh =\

Post by **Ganzo** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:50 am

Tossica wrote:
Ganzo wrote:There's like 10 Russian Day Care center around me, all competing for same group of customers, so we only pay $35 a day.

Only $35 a day huh? You make it sound like a bargain.

Around here it is. Plus I'm talking about place thats open 6am to 7pm, Monday through Saturday, and doesn't enroll more than 7-8 kids a year.

Hylissa · Post by **Hylissa** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:06 am

A girl I work with pays almost $1000/mo for two kids.

She was telling me this morning that a newborn to 1 year old will cost around $1000 just for that one kid ... yikes!

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:37 am

crazy

Post by **Tossica** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:55 am

My son is older now so his day camp stuff is like $135 a week during the summer.

At what age do you guys consider it ok for a kid to stay home alone all day? I have been thinking about this and talking with his mother about it. I am thinking around 13 or so.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:58 am

Age doesn't matter, maturity does. Only you'll know when is right. Some kids could at 10, some couldn't at 16.

Post by **DangerPaul** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:05 am

Thats right, in another year or so, we are letting Taxx stay home alone. :wink:

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:03 pm

I was staying home alone at the age of 7 or so, but I knew everybody in the area by name and they knew who I was, so it wasn't a big deal.

Do you let him go to local stores by himself? Do you trust your neighbors?

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:05 pm

Stupid parents in this area let their 8-12 year-olds wander the streets by themselves well after dark.

I don't walk around out here without a knife or something to protect myself. Crackheads and other various junkies are fucking crazy.

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:55 pm

thats crazy...i won't ever let my girl walk round after dark until she's out of the house....kidding...but it must be scary to let your kid out late for the first time. or home alone for that matter.

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:56 pm

When I was younger, my cerfew was when the street lights came on, I had to be on the porch.

Oh, I wouldnt walk around Harri's neighborhood without Harri weilding a knife. His neighbors both to the side and across the street are shady characters.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:10 pm

One of those houses was just raided, they boarded it up because it was essentially a crack den :rofl:

kinghooter00 · Post by **kinghooter00** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:13 pm

crack den...sounds cozy

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:26 pm

The one across the street? That's my guess and Im probably right.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:28 pm

Nah, the one to left and back a bit facing my front door.

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:30 pm

/shrug. Across the street is next!

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:32 pm

I think he's just a drug dealer. No one has that many friends come by at all times of day.

araby · Post by **araby** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:13 pm

Harrison wrote:Stupid parents in this area let their 8-12 year-olds wander the streets by themselves well after dark.

I don't walk around out here without a knife or something to protect myself. Crackheads and other various junkies are fucking crazy.

this was crazy to me. Honestly, I've spent time up there and both times I've been I see this-and my friend says he was allowed to do the same thing.

I was completely weirded out by seeing kids this age on foot at stores, at 11pm...even during the day though-they were out and about. I couldn't say they were up to no good, because I don't know...but it looked "no good" and their mouths were all foul! I didn't swear until after high school even...

I'm sure the areas are completely different in every way but I was surprised at this major difference in where I'm from and visiting Massachusetts. At that age, I was home by dark and my mother did not have to call twice. She came after that.

Jazendar · Post by **Jazendar** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:39 pm

You guys act like you were saints during your teen years. You know damned well you did the same sort of shit you frown upon today when driving by a group of teens, judging them.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:40 pm

Well one town over, you're generally safe at all hours of the day/night.

Here in New Bedford? Fuck no...not even close.

Darcler · Post by **Darcler** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:44 pm

Jazendar wrote:You guys act like you were saints during your teen years. You know damned well you did the same sort of shit you frown upon today when driving by a group of teens, judging them.

Standing out in the middle of the street and slowly moving after a car sits there and has to honk to get them to move? Nope, never did that.
Stay out at all hours of the night? Nope. I'd call if I was late, but I was generally home close to curfew.

Slack parenting, I say.