Stephanie Ross, left, with her mom, Monica Ross, husband, Andrew Philippe, and their triplets dressed up for a costume party.Courtesy of Stephanie RossAttorney Stephanie Ross and her husband, who works in a grocery store, had triplets in 2021.The couple couldn't afford the cheapest $2,400 cost of full-time, professional childcare each month.Ross said the only solution was for her 64-year-old mom to move 300 miles and live with the family.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Stephanie Ross, 39, a mom of three from Southern California.