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Re:Research suggests many US parents will lie when saying ki... by exstudent2 on Thursday July 07, 2016 @12:55PM (#12050539)
> I am from Europe, not USA, but it is unlikely people are that different there.

You would be surprised. Americans receive very strong lifelong messaging about how they should live their life to optimize for immediate comfort. Having and raising children definitely causes strain on one's ability to fulfill the lifestyle that has been marketed to them.

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Re:Research suggests many US parents will lie when saying ki... by theseatoms on Thursday July 07, 2016 @01:06PM (#12050640)
Ha, we definitely do. But we also receive lifelong conditioning that raising children should be a central part of one's life. It's pretty easy to convince yourself to be skeptical of this Kool Aid that everyone seems to be drinking.
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