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They DO make incredible sacrifices: losing sleep, losing free time, everything gets messy and slobbery, kids are very expensive, they can get into trouble and w
by WhompingWindows 6y ago
They DO make incredible sacrifices: losing sleep, losing free time, everything gets messy and slobbery, kids are very expensive, they can get into trouble and worry you...on and on.
Then again, parents see the trade-offs. They'll have someone to take care of them later, to pay some of that forward to society, plus parents are often the kind of people who love babies/kids and take joy and pleasure in the process.
It totally makes the best sense to let every person decide if these trade-offs are worth it...but I do think we should support parents financially, as having a balanced age pyramid is an important thing for a society.
- save_ferris 6y ago> but I do think we should support parents financially, I completely agree, but the cynic in me just doesn't see a scenario where this is politically feasible in the US.
- rootusrootus 6y agoMaybe not now, but the generation coming of age now seems very different from the generation aging out. I think we could be in for an even wilder ride, politically, in the coming decades. But, I am an optimist.
- rhexs 6y agoJust to be clear, America absolutely does support parents financially to an enormous degree. Hint: it’s not the middle class we’re supporting.
- gtfoutttt 6y ago>They'll have someone to take care of them later.... Meh. This is overrated. Lots of kids hate their parents, and never see them.
- ArlenBales 6y ago> They'll have someone to take care of them later This is probably the most longterm bet any human makes, but it's also very dependent on culture. Sheltering with and caring for your elders is common in countries like Japan and India, whereas in the U.S. it usually amounts to depositing them at a nice nursing home.