a mother isn ' t raising her own kid . Another point I want to make I think it ' s better for a kid to spend their day with a parent , not in daycare but it shouldn ' t have to be the mother . Not to say a stay at home parent doesn ' t deserve a break , but 57 days of the week seems too much to me . I agree with you that it ' s horrible American society has to be two income to make it . Unfortunately we just voted Republican so I don ' t see it changing . <| sep |> Thankful I am so thankful for a running community I can engage with as my real life friends don ' t run . No one here thinks I am crazy for having 8 pairs of backup shoes or that running outside at 10 F is a bad idea . Thank you all and have a wonderful Thanksgiving .