[purplerabbit]

So confidently stated! My wife had ludicrous options and chose it — what draws you to this conclusion?

[illiac786]

Parent said often, not always. Counter examples is an anecdote.

I would like to see good statistics on this.

And your wife’s opinion on her choices.

[purplerabbit]

I'd love to see statistics as well.

My wife self-reports as very happy and talks a lot about how proud she is of the decision. I'll acknowledge that we are privileged in terms of support -- 3 relative families within 30 minutes and most people in a 100 meter radius attend the same church. Even in our setup, however, we really wish we could swing a multi-generational setup and have grandparents around all the time.

Maybe the Amish are on to something!

[xboxnolifes]

The counter example my be anecdotal, but the original claim is also baseless. It's not anecdote vs data, it's anecdote vs nothing.

[illiac786]

Agreed, when I asked for statistics I was addressing the parent comment, that might have been unclear.