"What kind of monster would enroll a 5-month old in day care?"
How about someone who has to put food on the table, clothes on the children and a roof over their heads? Not everyone can afford to stay home or hire a nanny.
I would not have called a mother a monster, but I will bet that there are not NEAR so many "have to"s on here as "choose to"s.
Single moms of course are usually have tos, although they have choices too (before they got pregnant) (but that choice is gone now anyway) but the married moms, with computers and internet and often newer vans or cars and other sweet amenities?? They call lack of planning "have to"
And don't bother defending yourselves, if this doesn't apply to you, don't say anything, I'm not talking about you, and if it does apply to you, no defense is going to work.