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> No time for baking treats > No time for being a governor at the local school The way the internet talks about employment is so foreign compared to real life

> No time for baking treats > No time for being a governor at the local school The way the internet talks about employment is so foreign compared to real life. Does anyone really believe that having a job precludes baking treats? Or volunteering at a school? My kids' school and all of my friends' kids' schools have parent-run boards and other organizations where most of the participants also have jobs. Outside of the accounts I read on the internet, the many people I know in person have lives outside of their jobs. Having a job is the default state for most people, yet we're out here doing things and interacting with each other. > No way to teach the next generation how to run a home on a budget or cook healthy for for their kids, the boss needs coffee. You people know that kids go to school during the workday, right? And that people teach their kids how to cook while also having jobs during the day? This is all so weird to read as a parent. Like I'm reading about a different world where everyone is working 100 hours per week

philipallstar 6mo ago
> Does anyone really believe that having a job precludes baking treats? I don't mean occasionally. I mean as normal practice - no plastic-wrapped snacks at all other than an occasional chocolate. > Like I'm reading about a different world where everyone is working 100 hours per week It depends where you live. If you're in a country with low population growth then the housing cost increase from 2-earner families isn't a big deal. You might be slightly lower down in the house affordability tier, but you will get a house. If you're not (e.g. the UK) you basically have to both work to get a dwelling. And it also depends when you live. Gen Z are saying they can't get started, and don't expect to buy a house until well into their 30s. Current parents could buy in their late 20s, and their parents could in their early 20s. The trend is obvious, and its conclusion has arrived. If you can do significant community-strengthening work while also doing a normally 40-hour-a-week job then I'd be pretty surprised. Maybe you only sleep 4 hours a night.
- Aurornis 6mo ago
  > I don't mean occasionally. I mean as normal practice - no plastic-wrapped snacks at all other than an occasional chocolate. You can raise and feed kids without a job without feeding them plastic-wrapped snacks all day. I bake and meal prep for my kids. They hang out in and around the kitchen and we play and talk. I think there’s some catastrophizing going on with these beliefs, combined with seeing life through exaggerated social media posts. It’s so foreign to read compared to how well adjusted people operate in real life. > And it also depends when you live. Gen Z are saying they can't get started, and don't expect to buy a house until well into their 30s. Current parents could buy in their late 20s This is a major clue that you’re viewing life through histrionic social media posts. Did you know Gen Z home ownership is higher than the previous generation at the same age? If you thought that Gen Z would never buy homes like the previous generation, you are actually 180 degrees opposite of the truth.

philipallstar 6mo ago

> Does anyone really believe that having a job precludes baking treats? I don't mean occasionally. I mean as normal practice - no plastic-wrapped snacks at all other than an occasional chocolate. > Like I'm reading about a different world where everyone is working 100 hours per week It depends where you live. If you're in a country with low population growth then the housing cost increase from 2-earner families isn't a big deal. You might be slightly lower down in the house affordability tier, but you will get a house. If you're not (e.g. the UK) you basically have to both work to get a dwelling. And it also depends when you live. Gen Z are saying they can't get started, and don't expect to buy a house until well into their 30s. Current parents could buy in their late 20s, and their parents could in their early 20s. The trend is obvious, and its conclusion has arrived. If you can do significant community-strengthening work while also doing a normally 40-hour-a-week job then I'd be pretty surprised. Maybe you only sleep 4 hours a night.

Aurornis 6mo ago
> I don't mean occasionally. I mean as normal practice - no plastic-wrapped snacks at all other than an occasional chocolate. You can raise and feed kids without a job without feeding them plastic-wrapped snacks all day. I bake and meal prep for my kids. They hang out in and around the kitchen and we play and talk. I think there’s some catastrophizing going on with these beliefs, combined with seeing life through exaggerated social media posts. It’s so foreign to read compared to how well adjusted people operate in real life. > And it also depends when you live. Gen Z are saying they can't get started, and don't expect to buy a house until well into their 30s. Current parents could buy in their late 20s This is a major clue that you’re viewing life through histrionic social media posts. Did you know Gen Z home ownership is higher than the previous generation at the same age? If you thought that Gen Z would never buy homes like the previous generation, you are actually 180 degrees opposite of the truth.