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New study confirms: Many adults opt for child-free life without regret (www.psypost.org)
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[–] ChexMax 2 points 11 months ago

Not just cultural guilt but fear of consequences. If you're likely to get the authorities called on you for letting your kid go to the park down the street alone, or even play in your own front yard alone, it's not really fair to say parents are choosing to be overly supervising