Another factor at work in making parenting stressful today is the lack of support from extended family, friends, and neighbours. Parents today often live away from their own parents and siblings, and don't have close friends nearby or neighbours they can rely on.
We're fortunate that both sets of parents live in town, and we have a network of close, longtime friends with kids the same age. Without those supports to help with child care, do activities with, etc. being a parent would be a lot tougher.
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Originally Posted by fotze
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