this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2026
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inb4 the influx of "not all parents are irresponsible/iT's JuSt ThE PoOrS" comments from the parents who will inevitably find this and feel compelled to preach -- we know. I'm sure you specifically are gold star parents who extensively thought about how you would give your kids good and stable lives before you had them. But there are millions of others who didn't and whose kids are growing up into terribly damaged and traumatized adults who may well perpetuate the cycle of generational trauma.

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[–] UnequalExchange@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

the birth rate has been decreasing generation after generation so at least this awful trend is dying out

And yes , I do agree that many people have followed along with this idea of just having a child with very little forethought as to how to psychologically and financially care for them... but people like this are becoming less common cause more and more people are having less sex overall.