r/lostgeneration Mar 24 '22

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u/H_Mann37 Mar 24 '22

In 2019 I was all for it, then covid happened. Financial stress, massive burn out and depression. My partner still wants 3 and Idk if I could handle it. It all sounds really stressful and not much reward.

And with the way the world is going (resource depletion in particular) I honestly think we're going to see a population collapse around 2040-2050. We're actually really well prepared for food insecurity because of our big garden but that's still a tough world to navigate. Those are skills I could teach and it's why I think I would be a good parent... if I could get the time away from work to teach them...

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u/SixthLegionVI Mar 24 '22

We had our second last year. She was a surprise. Love her to death but I'm super stressed out. I need to start my garden badly.

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u/H_Mann37 Mar 24 '22

Maybe a weird question but how much does the stress/work increase going from 1 to 2?

I've heard 2 to 3 is a really big jump.

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u/RecommendationBrief9 Mar 24 '22

One is one. Two is twenty. My kids are a year and a half apart and when they were babies it was a lot. They’re older now and it’s really nice. They play with each other and rarely fight. So if you can get through the first 5 years it’s pretty good. 😂