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Why won't you have kids?? (lemmy.ca)

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[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Number One: I'm a homosexual, so I'm not having the reproductive type of copulation, EVER.

Number Two: Bigots. They poisoned public perception of homosexuals. They fought to legislate away our rights and prevent us from adopting children amongst many other things like legalized marriage. They pushed gay people into the fringes of society, lead our friends and families to abandon us, marginalized, and isolated us. Those scars run deep and the societal damage is still festering. Even if I were still young enough to feel confident I could raise a child and live long enough to finish the job now that things are "better" and these rights are an option to me, I wouldn't adopt. I have seen the inside, and I know it's all too easy for society to fall back into the abyss. NO thank you. I'm already at max capacity caring for adult parents, can't imagine if there were children in the equation as well.

Now that's just me personally. On the other hand...

Fewer couples have the capacity and/or desire to support a family, let alone a large one, as it means a loss of income from one or both partners not working, vastly increased expenses, strain on relationships, and a myriad other problems. If most people could live comfortably and with reasonably fulfilled needs/desires on the income from one person and it didn't require that one person to work themselves to death, then you might see higher birth rates.

Anecdotally, the people I'm seeing having the most kids (like 3+) are pretty much all financially very well off or struggling really badly. There are exceptions, of course, but most couples who are keeping their heads above water (if only barely) know their limits and recognize that having kids, let alone multiple children, would bring hardship to all involved.

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