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Mike Owens's avatar

This tracks for me. We have three kids. Money played no part in our decision not to try for a fourth.

My wife stays at home. We have family nearby who help us out. We were fortunate to be able to hire help to clean and mow after our twins were born.

And yet, we still feel constantly overwhelmed.

If you could reduce the mental load of modern parenting, you might be onto something.

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Jennifer Anderson's avatar

To me the biggest piece that is missing today is optimism. They were riding high on a wave of American exceptionalism and a belief in making a better world. Today's young people wake up every day with a sense of dread and uncertainty. If we want people to have kids they have to believe in the world and what it will become.

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