Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by rayiner on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:13AM
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Parenting is hard and expensive, especially these days in the developed world where people have children late and most people don’t live near extended family. My parents moving near me totally changed my wife and my outlook on having a third (from “no way, too sleepy” to “hey remember when the little one was just a baby?”)
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Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:50AM
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Money is just one form of wealth. Having a network of trusted, productive people, such as healthy grandparents who can assist with raising children is another.
I can see in my extended family and friends the monetary and general success of those with supportive families (especially those families with multiple brothers) that worked together versus those families that were split apart and did not have someone to rely on. They are in completely different socioeconomic classes now.