Oh God, I'm still at $100 a month—actually, $200 a month. This month I'm dropped down to $100 a month. But hey, honestly, it's something I've argued all the time. That $100 a month actually helped take care of the kids, not by paying schooling for me or anything like that. It was dog food, toys, games, ABCs, letters, all that. That, to me, is all child care.
As to the dogs, I live in the country. Do you all know what fishers are? They're nasty little buggers that can take down a full dog. They're like weasels.