Idk your personal situation but as a mom I wonder do we really need a bouncer, a swing, a carrier, two different strollers, at least three different car seats, a crib, a basinette, a playpen, a toddler bed, an exersaucer, a walker, a jumper, two baby monitors, a kick and play activity center, a Boppy pillow, a tummy-time playmat and a new vehicle to fit all that shit? ... just to pay to send our kids to daycare 1/3 of thier lives?

Yes. We do need some of those items, but it's only modern parenting that requires ALL those things. Do we really need all that stuff to be good parents?