Penny
teacher
I held off saying it for a week because the walk felt like the only easy hour we had. If I'm honest, that test behind the Rice Krispies was the second time this month I counted alone.
Chapter 96 · Month 43 · Starting a Family
The Long Walk
The cost of childcare, in actual numbers
Oldest line first — the newest line is at the bottom.
Algy
designer
The childcare quote was $870 a month — that's the number I keep not saying out loud, because it's more than the deposit and the back room put together. And the test behind the Rice Krispies: I saw it, I said nothing, and that's on me.
Penny
teacher
So that's the number on the table, and I'd rather hear the ugly version now than on Sunday. But I need one thing from you first: when the count comes back negative again, what do you actually want to do about it?
Algy
designer
I want to stop pretending I don't mind, and I want us in the same room when we look at it — not me in the kitchen guessing. But the number I'll agree to is $870, because I'd rather pay it than keep doing this alone.
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