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I caught a ban over there for joking that some lefty frat bro types needed to follow around Matt Gaetz and hype him up into doing good things whenever he accidentally calls for something positive because he was talking about showing the receipts and taking the GOP down with him when they were stonewalling him after the AG thing.

In those days, admins basically only banned subs that got large amounts of negative press.

Jesus Christ what a depressing take.

I have two kids, and I had them so that I could raise good, caring people to continue society, and because I enjoy being able to nurture them to reach whatever goals they want.

I want my kids to rebel. I want my kids to think for themselves. I'm an atheist, and my kid wanted to learn about Christianity, so I took them to church. I don't need my kid to "follow in my footsteps," I want them to do whatever they find fulfilling.

The best part of parenting is not knowing what to expect and watching what they'll grow into. You're right, to a degree, about the slot machine, but you're wrong about there being no jackpot.

But if you get no enjoyment from that, by all means, don't have kids. In fact, if you're on the fence or unsure, don't have kids. The default should absolutely be no kids unless you're really sure that's what you want.

Do people often blame you for their kids doing those things?

People might tell you about it because... you know... maybe they think you're a friend or maybe they're just venting or maybe they're making small talk.

Parents often make the mistake of thinking everyone understands what it's like. They're trying to find common ground by sharing those struggles.

If you don't like it, just channel the conversation to something you do like. That said, sometimes it's just good to let people vent. People like talking about their kids, and it's a sneaky way to ingratiate yourself to them.

Just because you struggle to have a normal relationship, doesnt mean we all can't.

Also meaningfully addressing the underlying causes of an enormous amount of anxiety. Therapy is good for and should be easily available to everyone, but you can't therapy your way out of rampant climate change, wealth inequality, and governmental rot.

I don’t know if it’s mentally unwell to not want children or to question the sanity of having children in this current society or other such situation like the poverty 2/3rds the world experiences.

As a parent, I feel guilt for my child to have to put up with this bs, especially in the workforce that I have dealt with in the 21 years I’ve been working. This shit sucks, and I hate living in this capitalist society we’ve built. There’s no logical way to escape it and just live freely.

And I’m poor in America. It’s even worse being poor outside of America. I honestly think it’s mentally unwell to keep having children in those circumstances.

And let’s add some context before I get chewed out by the smiling happy NT people:

I am autistic. My son is autistic. Life is very difficult and stressful every day because society was not built in any way that fits us. We have priorities and needs that run completely opposite of American society, its economy, its structure. The toiling for ten hours, coming home in the same traffic, raising kids until night, getting an hour to yourself, then bed to just wake up and do it all again for 40 years just feels like death.

And who wants to be forced to subjected to that?