I’ve had it both ways.

Jesus Christ. I’m not talking about people who don’t want kids or people who are vague about their plans. I’m talking about people I know well who feel like they can’t afford kids. For most of the time I’ve spent gathering these conversations, I was childless as well - my kids are both under 3. And I’m definitely not…

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I must have written it stupidly because you are not the first to respond with this. No, that’s not what I’m saying. Most of my friends don’t want kids and for a long time I agreed with them. I’m not talking about them. I’m talking about a large number of people I’ve worked with who have openly discussed how they are…

I don’t feel judged. I mean I do, but not for that. I was trying to express that I don’t “have enough money” to have kids by most people’s standards. I’ve clearly thrown these standards aside and am making it work nonetheless, but it can be pretty stressful. And it’s the reason that most people my age that I’ve worked…

Yeah late to lunch with a friend is one thing but this is a professional meeting. She should’ve been extremely stressed.

Yes I figured, in my mind I’m just like, why have them pay anything when $7.30 is practically nothing. But as I’ve said elsewhere, I’m sure there is complex reasoning behind stuff like this.

Yeah I figured, it just makes me wonder, why make the parent pay anything at all, it’s just so low. But I’m sure they have reasons.

I did at my first daycare and now at my second I don’t. But yeah I see your point - usually you do. Not sure how it works in Quebec though.

Here’s some more good advice: never drive in cars. Accidents, you know?

Is there any evidence anywhere of a child being born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to a woman who was not a heavy drinker/alcoholic? I did research when pregnant and everything I found suggests that you will not cause your child to have FAS if you are drinking “socially” which is actually way more than most pregnant…

I have a creative job in publishing and I have 2 kids - I’m incredibly broke and my family members with more mainstream jobs or whatever think my life is untenably crazy as a result (they are right). But when I look around at my co-workers, they are all pretty much exactly like me - same age, similar…

I have the cheapest daycare of anyone I know and it’s $30/day per kid. wtf how does $7.30 even cover milk, food and diapers?

Have you ever had an in hospital birth? There are many pros and cons to discuss in this conversation but you are really overstating your side of it. There are very dangerous things which can happen in childbirth, even to women who have had children before, which need to be addressed immediately and can’t be handled in…

Yeah I’ve heard “my number one job is to get home safe to my family” a few times now. It’s like, no, no it’s not. Please become a retail manager.

why the fuck is this idiot making turmeric milk. ugh

And tupac the greatest ever, whut?

They should be fucking embarrassed.

Yeah like as if the second round of bullets don’t simply offer us more insight into his state of mind, rather than being, simply, a separate incident. wtf.

Sounds like he was fantasizing pretty heavily throughout the work day. He’s constantly under threat you see, but no matter what, he’s gonna make it home today.