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What's the real reason most countries aren't having children? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Have you seen how the world is doing?

Here are my reasons:

We are already starting to feel the effects of global warming, it will only get worse and people don't take it serious. Why should Ibput another soul into this world just to suffer from the stupidity of others?
Child care is super expensive and quality isn't great and being a stay at home parent isn't really an option if you want too keep up in the work market place.
Why should I have a kid, if I'm not gonna spend time with them? I mean to feed them & offer them all the anemities, me and my partner would need to work full-time, so when are we gonna spend time with our kid?
edit see bellow why.
I like my freedoms.
The schooling system is shit. Why should I raise kids in a society that starts the "grind" at age 5 and keeps you going until you are 65?
etc.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

we all dream of having [...] neurotypical, cis kids, but it's a high possibility of that not being the case.

Is that a personal gripe of yours of there being more recognition for more neurodivergent and transgender recognition?

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oohhhhh shit, I worded that one horribly... my add brain fucked it up and it came out so worng... I first wanted We all dream of having healthy kids but what if they are not (thinking of cancers or other medical diseases) and than a second bullet point as in, what if your kid is not neurotypical or non cis (queer) are you able to deal with everything that comes with? (Thinking of how bad society has turned against them in the past few years with the rise of the far right and how dificult it is tobstand up for peoples rights).

I truly have nothing against neurospicy and queer people. I know the way I worded it was terrible, and should I have offended anyone, I'm terribly sorry. Also thank you for pointing it out!.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Ok cool, I wasn't sure so I figured I'd ask rather than accuse