Its all having an impact on this middle-class family in the pricey Washington, D.C., area.
Were not doing well financially. Its a struggle from month to month, he said.
And while its a struggle for many parents worldwide to raise children, some countries are making it easier by providing subsidized health and child care, such as Norway, Sweden, Finland and Australia.
The Byrds are saving on child care costs since Gabriela is a stay-at-home mom. But like many middle-class families, they are paying for additional activities for Brandy, such as ballet and swimming classes.
Its not like when I was growing up, when I could hop on my bicycle at home and ride 5 miles into town and spend the day in town, come back in the afternoon. There are bad people out there these days, said Byrd.
He said education is one of his biggest expenses, since they decided to send Brandy to a private Catholic school. Hes concerned that, years from now, paying for Brandys college education will be out of reach.
Shell have to work herself to get through college, or hopefully, college wont even exist the way it does today, and there will be alternative means for her education, said Byrd.
As older parents, Byrd said, he and Gabrielas dream of an early retirement isnt going to happen.
We hoped to return to Peru in retirement and live there. The savings that we would have had are now going into our child and our family, said Byrd.
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