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by warsharks 3255 days ago
i dont even need to go that far, looking closer to home there are plenty of reasons, imagining i had a partner who made around the same as me could we afford for one of us to quit work to look after the kid? no, could we afford to pay someone to look after it? no, even affording the extra costs of supporting a non working human being like food and clothes etc would put incredible strain on the financial situation.

of course in that situation there would be a ton of benefits i could claim that would make it more affordable but why should i expect other people to pay out for my desire to have a child i cant afford?