People have been noting this juxtaposition: we’re talking about American citizens who are caught in a dangerous situation not of their making *in both cases*. And yet both the tone and policy are quite different.
I can't understand how people are still baffled by this. From what I've seen, it generally boils down to huge costs, world going to shit, women learning they don't need to get forever stuck with a garbage man, huge impact on daily life that's even bigger if no local family support. Also, costs.
The question of whether or not to have children implicates life’s deepest, most vexing questions.
Having children is dangerous just to start with. It's expensive. It costs women about a million dollars in lost wage opportunities. I LITERALLY DID NOT GET A TENURE TRACK JOB BECAUSE I HAD A BABY. LITERALLY LIKE THEY SAID IT TO MY FACE. Also, there was the almost dying part.
I can't understand how people are still baffled by this. From what I've seen, it generally boils down to huge costs, world going to shit, women learning they don't need to get forever stuck with a garbage man, huge impact on daily life that's even bigger if no local family support. Also, costs.
The question of whether or not to have children implicates life’s deepest, most vexing questions.
following TX politics has been a real whiplash experience the last two decades