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[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 week ago

It's not the same. For starters, none of it is free. Like every other aspect of capitalism, it disproportionately affects the poor. Also, I don't know about you, but I would never be able to trust a stranger as much as my own family. And the family is also missing out. It's so rewarding to raise a baby. I was involved in raising many of my nieces and nephews, and it was so great. Just interacting with kids is a beautiful thing, and a wonderful stress reliever. (I know not everyone likes babies, but many do.) I know that there's some real threat of perverts, but the fact that babies are pretty much isolated from the society is not great for their growth.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Free where I live.

And why do you think the family still can’t be involved? Your parents likely don’t know everything, and there’s recent discoveries to know about too. Even with family support, you should still do all the above as well. Prepare yourself, don’t expect others to always be there.

[-] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lotta people lose their families

To christianity, fascism, just being personally shitty

Edit: oooooh downvoting. Don't want to be reminded how christianity shatters families?

[-] lazyViking@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

No, you're downvoted for being incredibly stupid. People with lost families are not part of the discussion about why we don't let family help as much anymore. Because in that case it's very obvious

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 week ago

I'm not advocating against medical/professional help, but you were replying to a comment talking about the erosion of community. Also, this kind of help is not free in the vast majority of the world, afaik. Apart from EU, Japan, China, and maybe a few other small countries, it costs quite a lot.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And I was providing examples where there is communities still available. Just because one door is shut, doesn’t mean they all close. There’s free community programs in lots of places too. Don’t miss all the good to just complain about a few negatives.

Kids are expensive, what a shocker. Did you expect raising kids to be free and easy? Because maybe that’s why more parents need parental classes, to actually properly know how to ready their kids for their own kids.

[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not easy, but it should be relatively cheap. If the community is there, it should be cheap. There should be free healthcare, free schooling, and paid leave for parenting. It's still gonna be hard, but not costly to raise a kid. Making it expensive is a product of capitalism.

And I was providing examples where there is communities still available.

Maybe I am missing something, but I don't see that in your original reply.

this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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