Most Americans don't feel secure enough at 25 to have a kid, since it costs thousands of dollars for childbirth alone, even with insurance. Those who might have had a child at 25 aren't able to make that choice in the cruel system we live under, Liz.
I'm pretty sure that's literally what the article is about. It's a bait and switch, the headline is meant to attract older readers who think declining birth rates is due to the decadent youth, and she discusses the economic circumstances facing young parents. But being mad at the headline is cool too.
I read the damn article and you're right, thanks. The subheading even makes that clear. I get pretty heated on this topic since it has delayed my own plans for starting a family.
Somehow I don't think the spouse of the guy who put together the Family Fun Pack is unaware of the effect of material dispossession on peoples' abilities to have families.
Most Americans don't feel secure enough at 25 to have a kid, since it costs thousands of dollars for childbirth alone, even with insurance. Those who might have had a child at 25 aren't able to make that choice in the cruel system we live under, Liz.
I'm pretty sure that's literally what the article is about. It's a bait and switch, the headline is meant to attract older readers who think declining birth rates is due to the decadent youth, and she discusses the economic circumstances facing young parents. But being mad at the headline is cool too.
I read the damn article and you're right, thanks. The subheading even makes that clear. I get pretty heated on this topic since it has delayed my own plans for starting a family.
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Somehow I don't think the spouse of the guy who put together the Family Fun Pack is unaware of the effect of material dispossession on peoples' abilities to have families.
it probably also doesn't help that over half of adults 18-29 live with their parents. i don't even know where i'd put a kid if i had one