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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly this. If you choose to have kids you've gotta actually nurture them and educate them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have to have time to nurture them, as well. I imagine a lot of parents simply don't have the time/energy because of needing to work so much to take care of their families.

[–] czardestructo 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't know why this simple fact is so often over looked. If you have to work two jobs, commute, play with your kid, do laundry, make dinner, clean up then try and relax there is NO TIME to nurture your damn kid. As a dad it's easy to see how single moms and blue collar parents have to constantly stick their kids in front of a iPad because they have nothing left to give.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Plus if the parent has trouble reading - maybe because their education was lacking - they're less likely to read to their kids. It's a vicious spiral