Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime wi...
by JamesSwift on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:13PM
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Agreed. I always say getting married means the previous phase of your life is now over. Thats not a statement on better or worse, its just that you've now transitioned to another phase. Its the same with kids. Pre-kid life is now over. This is a new, different phase.
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Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime wi...
by zdragnar on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:11PM
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Interestingly enough, this advice is bordering outdated. In the US, recent estimates put children being born to unwed parents at around 40%.
This varies by race and income- for example, since 1990 the rates for white parents doubled from 15 to 28%, whereas on the other end of the spectrum the rate went from 63 to 69% for children of black parents. Breaking down by economic, education and other levels follow more or less similar trends- big jumps at the low end of the range, small jumps on the upper end.
Edit- another interesting tidbit, divorce rates are highest among those over 55; presumably, parents whose children are now adults are moving on, whereas younger parents simply aren't getting married in the first place.
Re:75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime wi...
by rdtwo on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:40PM
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It makes sense parents that don’t share the load equally drift apart. I see so many families where one parent gets all the hobbies and trips while the other gets to stay home or work on kids and Housework 24/7