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> This was always like that, having a kid means very serious sacrifice in other parts of life (for example for women it's selecting a less attractive partner in
by antisthenes 4y ago
> This was always like that, having a kid means very serious sacrifice in other parts of life (for example for women it's selecting a less attractive partner in exchange for higher stability
What in the hell did I just read? Women selecting a financially stable, less attractive partner is a "sacrifice" these days?
Same thing for men, sticking to providing just for your family is "sacrifice"?
Jesus, did the neo-cultural values really did get shoved so far down people's throats that having a normal family is considered a sacrifice/abnormal?
- christophilus 4y agoWell, as a happy father of four, I can say that it is a sacrifice. Not in the way the OP suggested, but in that kids require— no question— a lot of sacrifice. Is it worth it? Hell yes. But it’s a sacrifice.
- antisthenes 4y agoBoth you and the other reply misread what the OP was stating completely. It was more specific than just "having children".
- xiphias2 4y agoModern contraception made having children a choice from the 70s and now it's the default in the world. Many people are just waking up to the disadvantages. I know many women who stopped it, but didn't realize how much the decision of using contraceptives from age 15 changes how they think about life and how much mental and physical side effects it has. For them it was just ,,normal'', because they never had an adult life without contraceptives. But to get to the point: yes, the decision to have children definately sacrifices other things one can do in their lives, I see it on my sister how hard her life became with the 3 beautiful children she has with her husband.