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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 weeks ago (35 children)

So why are mothers expected to just figure things out on their own? We humans have women living way past fertile age because they were important for children, and suddenly we decided we don't need grandma's help passing along generational knowledge and helping first time mothers. Grandma/Grandpa are supposed to be free and focus on helping the parents so they learn and don't make mistakes because they don't know anything.

And community too. It's so isolated. Makes me sad, and afraid to have children.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Let's be real, the whole "only mom and dad are supposed to FAFO on their own" is an extremely stupid societal expectation. Humans were never meant to live as isolated animals, always in groups

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know right. I don't see why countries promote this kinda individualism and expect people to have children.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's easier for them to control large scale populations if those populations don't have a strong social structure

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