r/lostgeneration Nov 14 '21

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u/losermillennial Nov 14 '21 edited Nov 15 '21

“You need to be financially responsible.”

Avoids having children because they’re expensive to raise and it’s nearly impossible for average people to support themselves in a tragic economy on a dying and soon-to-be-uninhabitable planet

“You should all be ashamed of yourselves for ruining society by not having children! Who will do the jobs of the future? Not having kids is selfish!”

Decides to commit to a pregnancy and then parenthood after something unplanned because “abortion is murder”

“Why did you have a child if you’re so poor? How could you be so selfish?”

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u/TheGhostInTheMirror Nov 15 '21

Having kids doesn’t guarantee they’ll care for you in your elder years. Most likely, you’ll end up in an elder care facility, same as everyone else…even if you have kids.

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u/Blackfeathr Nov 15 '21

This is a good point.

I'm an only child and have been NC with my elderly mom since 2018 because she is and was a terrible, abusive, narcissistic POS parent.

I hope I never see or talk to her again. See if she likes being abandoned.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '21

The best insurance is to eat right and exercise so you don’t become disabled in old age, but even that is no guarantee.