When we become parents

shinycode 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I know many people who have children and are not adults. And someone who never have kids will never be adult ?

Yes. When you don't have kids you can always quit the game/rat race one way or another if it gets too much. With kids - it is different. Kids are the only burden you can't easily shrug off in this life.

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sethammons 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I assume you grew up in different circles than me. I have seen countless kids shrugged off growing up poor and around drug addiction. I have heard the rich shrug them off to boarding school sometimes.

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shinycode 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

So you’ve never seen parents quit and neglect their kids ? That does not exists ?

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ReptileMan 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I have seen of course. But the point is - if you abandon everything in life right now while childless you are not a failure as human being. It is your right to say fuck it all at any moment. If you abandon your kids you are.

	▲	shinycode 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agreed, but it proves the point that having kids does not makes you an adult

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stinos 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So people without children never become adults? Strange rule.

Also not quite what the article is about.

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xxs 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

According to the article that's what 25% of people think.