Divorced Mom vs $400/Month After-School Care: Houston Loses
In 2020, a freshly divorced mom in Houston bravely tackled not just heartbreak but an after-school care bill that reads like a small mortgage â about $400 a month per child, or $2,000 per semester. After pandemic-era virtual schooling lulled her wallet to sleep for six months, reality hit harder than a soccer ball in P.E. class. Despite juggling rent, a car payment, and insurance (because who knew adults paid these?), she enrolled her kindergartner and third grader in one painfully pricey program that doubled as her sanity-saving device and logistical lifeboat. Houston's monopoly on after-school care also means competitive enrollment lotteries and dreams dashed faster than coffee spills on Zoom calls. Meanwhile, in Manhattan, similar boredom babysitting runs for $750-$900 per semester. Syracuse calls it $116 per week, mocking city prices with a small-town smirk. Despite racking up thousands in debt, our star shero insists every cent was worth it to avoid the post-divorce chaos of 'now what?' This mom didnât just survive, she mastered the art of paying ex and childcare fees with equal dread.
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After divorce, paying $400/month per kid for after-school care in Houston feels less like parenting and more like hostage negotiation with a highly organized daycare cartel.
Houstonâs after-school care: where one child costs more monthly than my college fund and twice my will to adult.
Splitting after-school bills with an ex is the adult version of 'not it' except the price tag laughs at your budget.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/26/2025 | Author: Isobella Jade
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