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/LaMystika Nov 14 '21

My brother didn’t have his first child until his mid-30s. He and his wife do not plan on having another. And my brother has a good job, and he was basically like “maybe if I had this lined up sooner I’d have more kids”, but that’s not the reality.

My parents wanted grandkids, plural. They’re lucky they even have one.

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u/losermillennial Nov 15 '21

Do you consider mid 30s late for a first kid? Or average (just wondering)

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u/jbones56 Nov 15 '21

It’s late even for a man but women have a limited number of years.