Oh, I do. The main difference is this: they simply don’t want it as much as they want other things. And it is, of course, due to ideological and cultural reasons, mostly (sometimes it’s trauma too, which is understandable).
That’s just not true at all. They simply can’t afford it and see how screwed up the world is and are cautious about bringing a life into this world responsibly.
Source: on the younger side wanting to start a family but none of my friends or I can afford it and we talk about it often
My guy, of all my close friends I know a single couple with kids. Everyone else is struggling to stay afloat. Aside from that one couple, the others are more or less all just making ends meet as is.
I can’t imagine many of them are really thinking “this month was really tight between food prices going way up, rent going up, and my wages staying the same. Y’know what we really need right now? A $10k medical bill to have a baby delivered, having to move to a larger apartment, buying all sorts of furniture, clothes, and services, and then another mouth to feed for the next 18 years. Then maybe we’ll do it another 2 or 3 times!”
If the immigrants who sometimes don’t even speak the language and work the worst paid jobs have 2-3 kids on the average, I’m sure you can as well if it’s truly a priority.
Oh, I do. The main difference is this: they simply don’t want it as much as they want other things. And it is, of course, due to ideological and cultural reasons, mostly (sometimes it’s trauma too, which is understandable).
That’s just not true at all. They simply can’t afford it and see how screwed up the world is and are cautious about bringing a life into this world responsibly.
Source: on the younger side wanting to start a family but none of my friends or I can afford it and we talk about it often
My guy, of all my close friends I know a single couple with kids. Everyone else is struggling to stay afloat. Aside from that one couple, the others are more or less all just making ends meet as is.
I can’t imagine many of them are really thinking “this month was really tight between food prices going way up, rent going up, and my wages staying the same. Y’know what we really need right now? A $10k medical bill to have a baby delivered, having to move to a larger apartment, buying all sorts of furniture, clothes, and services, and then another mouth to feed for the next 18 years. Then maybe we’ll do it another 2 or 3 times!”
I literally can’t afford my life week to week as a middle aged single person. I should t be retiring in 25 years. 😂
I can’t even afford hobbies that aren’t free and don’t require gas.
If the immigrants who sometimes don’t even speak the language and work the worst paid jobs have 2-3 kids on the average, I’m sure you can as well if it’s truly a priority.