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		michaelt on April 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry? It's the gender-neutral, unpaid-work-respecting equivalent of a "stay-at-home mom" or "housewife" If a couple decides they want four kids, the numbers can work out, for 10 years or so - especially if childcare is expensive.

mandelbrotwurst on April 15, 2020 [–]

Yup - the "numbers" can work out with even one kid, particularly if your equations value time spent with the child.

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