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I was going to say this. We have this weird habit in the West of trivializing raising one's own children, as if that's not "real work". A lot folks would rather
by tharne 5y ago
I was going to say this. We have this weird habit in the West of trivializing raising one's own children, as if that's not "real work". A lot folks would rather raise their children instead of outsourcing it to strangers just to work a job they hate.
- missedthecue 5y agoI don't think anyone is trivializing it... but the government can't tax homemakers to pay for medicare, pensions, and other social services which is the relevant point of the discussion.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoEvidently, a lot of people would like to have financial freedom and accept the costs of outsourcing some portion of child rearing.
- MandieD 5y agoMany of us (and by “us,” I mean “mothers”) see it as a balance: I am outsourcing part of my child’s upbringing in order to maintain a career I like well enough that’s capable of supporting us both should life throw some curveballs at us. Say “life insurance” all you like, and my response is “unpredictable inflation”.
- f6v 5y agoIt’s outsourced to strangers anyway once children to to school.
- 8note 5y agoRaising children might not be what people are best at, and it's more efficient to work a job that can pay for this stranger, and to have money left over.
- jessaustin 5y agoThere aren't many qualities that disqualify a person from humanity, but being so bad at caring for one's own children that an employee would do a better job might be an example.
- sterlind 5y agoyou can't pay someone to love your child. only you and your partner can love your child. love is nearly as important as food to them. and you have to show that love in the attention you give them - tucking them into bed at night isn't enough.
- notsureaboutpg 5y agoSomething that's more efficient can be disastrous to society. I was shocked in the us by how common it is for people to estrange their parents over trivial things and essentially leave them alone in old age to work at Walmart to be able to afford a place to die in