Leaving HK for the kids...

[Coolboy]

There's the next best thing which is definitely better than where HK is heading, in that case the "grass" sure is better over beyond those hills!

True, that's a fair point.

[hullexile]

Sure, but you and I know its not about goalposts.

You looking to get banned again?

[Coolboy]

You looking to get banned again?

You looking to stir the pot again? Why should I get banned? Mentioning UK?! I made a legitimate point which others agreed with. But you just can't accept that.

[jgl]

I am not going to get into another silly moving goalposts argument with you.

Is there any other sort?

[Coolboy]

Is there any other sort?

I made plenty of good posts that others like but which you cannot see. You seem more interested in me than in making valid posts on geoexpat, why is that?

[Tadashi]

she got them involved in competitive sports which was a form of childcare.

exactly what my folks did with mehated it

[GentleGeorge]

Helpers, parental choices and the CCP... Three topics to rile up the commentariat of GeoExpat

Did I mention that communist work units on the mainland provide no-cost childcare to free mothers up to contribute to society?

[ByeByeEngland]

My wife used to do childcare up until a few years ago. The vast majority of it was pre and post school before the parent or parents returned from work. For some it wasn’t a lifestyle choice it was a necessity and a significant bite out of their wage.

For us it was actually a master stroke. Wifey trained and started it after our kids went to school and I swear it was brilliant for our kids too. My wife loved working with kids. I was a bit worried at first but one of the best things we did and we have lifelong parent and mostly grown up children friends as a result.

I lived and worked in and around London for well over 25 years. Anyone that I came into contact with that had anything other than child care was rich enough not to need to work and probably also the sort of parent that would send their kids off to boarding school at the earliest opportunity. These are not normal people who raise families and live through the fun, the pain, the joy the heartache. We should actually consider neutering such offspring at birth. Give it a couple of generations and we’ll just have normal families

[bdw]

I guess I'm lucky I decided not get a full time helper in HK during the 12 years I lived there raising 2 kids. Now I left HK I can 'survive' much easier than the rest of you arsewipes since I have nothing to miss

[Aramis]

exactly what my folks did with mehated it

There are as many perfect parents as there are perfect kids...