Here in privatized US it takes ages to see specialists AND regular doctors!
ChexMax
joined 2 years ago
Are you male? The phrase is primarily said to women which might be why you're unfamiliar with it if so.
I have friends with mortgages. They can't have kids though because it takes two incomes and then they can't afford childcare AND a mortgage
It's my bodily autonomy. I'm a woman of child-bearing age. I even want to make a child sometime in the next four years. I'm risking my health. I can't move. I will end up broke with zero resources in another state, with no job, and my husband will need to start his career from scratch if we move. We just can't afford it. Plus wherever we move, we'll be separated from both our families who are local here. And again, even if we move, wherever we start over could just be red in two election cycles anyway. Moving isn't the answer.
Wear a reflective vest. It makes it obvious you're just trying to safely walk your dog, makes you less likely to be hit by a car and signals safety because dangerous people don't usually want to be conspicuous
Fleeing my state isn't an option. Besides, my state didn't used to be red. A lot of states flipped or at least went from purple to red. So it's not even a guarantee if you uproot your entire family and life that you get to stay blue.
I feel so demoralized when this comes up, as if it's my own fault I'm living somewhere with terrible laws. I voted. I got other people to vote. I changed a few minds on abortion (not easy to do!). I don't have the money or resources to start somewhere else, and we're all about to have less money.
We (me, spouse and 1 child) rent a big house with my grandmother who I care for. It's 4 bedroom/2 bath, got a kitchen, living room, laundry room, a large dining room and extra living room that used to be a garage. It's my parent's place, while they live in an apartment for work.
The huge place is not worth it. I hate taking care of my grandmother. She has dementia and I'm burned out but we can't afford to live anywhere else.
Plus the grocery shopping!
Make clue finders for adults! Same game, just adult level facts, puzzles, and math!
Thank you posting such an in depth and interesting explanation!
Yearly childcare is a years worth of income in plenty of places, so there's that too.
Husband stitch that doctor's mouth so they never make that suggestion again. Men should not be allowed near OB.