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That's a pretty general, sweeping claim to make without a source.
by 1zee 7y ago
That's a pretty general, sweeping claim to make without a source.
- crooked-v 7y agoCurrent data suggests that net unhappiness is associated with raising children, but it's because of the cost of raising children and not the children themselves. https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/02/cost-raising-kids-parents-happiness/583699/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/02/cost-rais...
- Barrin92 7y ago>but it's because of the cost of raising children and not the children themselves that's the equivalent of saying "if I control for skin colour I observe no discrimination". The cost of raising children both financially and in time, is intrinsically linked to raising children. It is often asserted that spousal relationships suffer from the routine chores that come with raising children, and that is not going away. Don't control for the thing you want to measure.
- gubbrora 7y agoIt suggests that "children leads to unhappiness" is a property of how society is currently set up and not a universal truth.
- sharkmerry 7y agoi agree, i found this from quick search.. somewhat supports him/her. Havent delved into the studies wholly yet https://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/why-does-anyone-have-children/ https://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/why-does-anyo...