having a higher number of people in their “support network” (friends and family - ie, 3 generations living under one roof).
Fun fact: My mom told me that, supposedly, if it weren’t for the fact that my maternal grandmother (aka: her mother) agree to help take care of me, she would’ve never given birth to me, as she already has the trouble of dealing with my older brother. My parents were kinda busy with work.
(I’m from China btw… Currently residing in the US)
I also remember sometimes my older brother was just tasked with the “chore” of having to pick me up. I remember once my mom’s close friend picked me up from school at the same time as she picked up her kid, I kinda just spent like an hour at their house being bored… not much entertainment… smartphones didn’t exist at the time (not that I would’ve been allowed to have one anyways, I was like maybe 10 or something).
And as for finacial support. My mom borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends… so yeah… that how she managed to buy a house (she eventually paid them back).
Fun fact: My mom told me that, supposedly, if it weren’t for the fact that my maternal grandmother (aka: her mother) agree to help take care of me, she would’ve never given birth to me, as she already has the trouble of dealing with my older brother. My parents were kinda busy with work.
(I’m from China btw… Currently residing in the US)
I also remember sometimes my older brother was just tasked with the “chore” of having to pick me up. I remember once my mom’s close friend picked me up from school at the same time as she picked up her kid, I kinda just spent like an hour at their house being bored… not much entertainment… smartphones didn’t exist at the time (not that I would’ve been allowed to have one anyways, I was like maybe 10 or something).
And as for finacial support. My mom borrowed a lot of money from relatives and friends… so yeah… that how she managed to buy a house (she eventually paid them back).