People say that it takes a village to raise a child. You don’t live in a village, so according to people you’re screwed. Lucky for you people don’t always know what they’re talking about and sometimes they just say things that they’ve heard other people say. Parents have been successfully (and not so successfully) raising children without villages since the industrial revolution (about 250 years ago in case you were wondering). You don’t need a village with a butcher, baker and electric torch maker – but you do need other adults to help you raise your kids. You can’t do it alone and you probably can’t do it with just one other person either. You need help.
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