Post #1358811 · Elektrine

2026-03-30 18:39 UTC

ITT: people pretending others “cheese” some unfair advantages by having kids when having kids is almost always a net negative in terms of time, money, career opportunities and so much more. People who choose not to have kids do so for a reason, don’t pretend these factors don’t exist for parents. As a society we need a next generation, how would you ever retire otherwise? Because of this we should support parents, not envy them for whatever small benefits they get to slightly offset all the disadvantages and are often absolutely necessary to allow them to raise kids.

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@liuther9@lemmy.world 2026-03-30 19:27

Net negative… You either don’t have a kid or had it unplanned. It is hard but no way it is net negative if you knew beforehand and made a responsible decision

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@liuther9@lemmy.world 2026-03-30 19:32

The only thing my heart can count as net negative is sleep time. It is completely fuked. Btw do not expect colleagues to help you. Do not expect your parents to help you. Everyone has their own life

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@songwriterallnighter@lemmy.zip 2026-03-31 08:42

Almost always a negative but people still do it though, that tells me whatever is the disadvantage, it’s still worth it in the end. So all in all advantages outweighs disadvantages. People have different capacities for suffering, just because they don’t have kids doesn’t mean they can’t benefit from some extra time off from work stress. Parents can give their non-parent coworkers some time off when they do come to work on time and don’t have to leave early as a thank you.

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