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[-] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 month 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 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

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