Childcare in UK: Lady Relocates Abroad, Realises Daycare is Expensive, Becomes Stay-at-Home Mum
- A young Nigerian lawyer, Mide Babs, chose to be a stay-at-home mother over working in the UK
- Mide stated that the bills needed for childcare would sink any salary she collects in the UK as a mother
- Many Nigerians who had faced a similar situation narrated their experience and how they navigated UK childcare
A Nigerian lady, Mide Babs, has made a video to show how expensive childcare is in the UK.
Mide said that she left her promising career as a lawyer in Nigeria to become a full-time mother abroad.
Source: TikTok
Childcare in the UK
The lawyer stated the decision came when she found out that childcare would be eating deeply into her salary should she get a job in the UK.
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One thing she realised as a first-time mum in a foreign country is that a child born in the UK does not automatically become a citizen.
Towards the end of her video, Mide said she is happy with where she is at the moment and would not be comparing her life with someone else's.
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Watch her video below:
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:
Adzodotsi said:
"Welcome to UK. Sister, plan your family. Have all your children quickly and let them grow together."
LhardeyPearl said:
"That’s Uk for you, I couldn’t work full time for a year, now I got full time job with and I still find it difficult to work because of childcare."
Adebimpe Owosho said:
"The baby was just like saying....you go explain tire.....just get me my milk madam loyaaaa."
Baro asked:
"Which career lawyers get for Nigeria?"
Amanda said:
"In Germany all this things are free if you earn a little. But if you earn really good income you can do all this things by yourself."
She replied:
"You guys are really enjoying in Germany o."
Rosemary said:
"Childcare got me. Now working part-time."
Raven Divan said:
"My daughter u are lucky. cos your hubby can afford for u to stay at home. be grateful."
Man complained about living in US
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian man living in the US cried out about the challenging situation abroad and how people are not sleeping well.
Saying there is no life in America, the man (@ebonyioma) wondered why people in the country work from Monday to Monday to pay bills.
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