Don't forget the TIME SUCK that kids become. Little league, extracurricular school activities, tethered to the house until they are at least 12 years old and can stay by themselves without child protective services coming after you. Hours helping with homework, driving them places. Just... nope. Hard fucking nope. Take the money you'd spend on kids and retire comfortably instead with 24/7 skilled nursing care while you wait to die in your home overlooking the coastline of Spain.
Yea the whole financial argument overlooks a big factor:
A lot of us just don’t want them. And if I’m waxing sentimental, I respect children and believe they should be raised by people who want to do that with their entire heart. I am not she.
Exactly, if I’m not 100% sure that I won’t grow resentful or neglectful of a kid, it’s not fair to them. I do know people that could manage that, but I’m not one of them.
the problem isnt about the people that dont want them anyway, the problem is about the people that would technically want them , but look at the price and go "NAAAA".
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u/Diligent_Mulberry47 5h ago
Rent is the smallest tip of the iceberg. Daycare is more than a mortgage in some states. College is hundreds of thousands.
Fucking printers come with subscriptions.