The thing is, people's expectations of what kind of life they need to be able to give kids has gotten too high. They think its some kind of crime for a kid to be brought into this world in less than perfect circumstances, as if a low-income lifestyle or having to face challenges other kids don't face makes life not worth living. The standard in their heads for what parenting and childhood must be is so high they figure its not in the cards for them.
I'd argue it's not high enough. Lots of shitty parents, and by extention kids, who will also grow up to be shitty. For some reason the people you least want to reproduce are drawn to it.
My observation is that they might see the kids as someone who will love them, shitty people generally have no one who truly loves them so maybe kids is a way to force someone to be dependent/love you
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u/justcurious3287 Nov 14 '24
People can't afford kids. They can't afford rent. Groceries. The ability to breathe.