'She married a useless man': Unemployed husband refuses to help with young child, forces wife to beg well-off friend for free childcare

You always hear, "It takes a village." And it's true. There's no such thing as raising a child in isolation. Children need outside influences, and parents need help. Ideally, you find yourself in a symbiotic relationship with people who mutually benefit each other. You watch your friend's kids when you can, and she watches yours when you can't. And the kids gain life-long friendships with each other. It's a beautiful system, right? But of course, we don't live in a world full of unicorns and double rainbows, and help is not always mutually beneficial. There is room, and indeed need for charity, don't get me wrong, but charity doesn't usually occur between friends. 

But that's the situation one single mom found herself in when a friend fell on hard times. The problem was that there was an obvious solution right in front of them that nobody seemed to want to take. Thus, a potentially friendship-ending argument. Read on for details. 

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