I've had various arguments over the years with people, both on and off on-line forums, who took issue over my contention that full-time career moms are essentially not raising their children. They became indignant and claimed that, somehow, providing childcare for their children WAS "raising their own children."
I just couldn't connect.
It’s hard to really have that argument with people, very personal. But I definitely think at least in the first two or three years, it’s crazy to leave your kid in daycare for 8+ hours a day. Then add to that this concept of “sleep training”, where you train your kid to sleep by themselves before they’re old enough to know the difference . . . man, the bond between parent and child gets more and more tenuous . . .