My 5 kids aren't having kids for a variety of reasons. But it's mostly due to a dearth of money, time and joy.
A 4-income economy impacts dating when we 6 adults are living together. And paring off is tough when 2-typical incomes only make 60% of the most basic bills.
I spent 20x the time parenting that my parents did. My mom spent 0-few hours a week on me. I'd be home for dinner and homework and otherwise I roamed, with and w/o my peers. On my own is when I learned critical life stuff.
My kids grew up under 24/7 adulting. Their life was spent moving from one adult populated box to the next. Occasionally they had some exhaustingly curated experience. But even then they were never on their own.
Young and old, my experience reflects my peers. They roamed when they were young. Their kids were tightly corralled at all times.
Until LDS Church leaders acknowledge the above realities - directly, meaningfully, comprehensively - they can't properly consider the problem, nevertheless address it.
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 19.1 ms ] threadA 4-income economy impacts dating when we 6 adults are living together. And paring off is tough when 2-typical incomes only make 60% of the most basic bills.
I spent 20x the time parenting that my parents did. My mom spent 0-few hours a week on me. I'd be home for dinner and homework and otherwise I roamed, with and w/o my peers. On my own is when I learned critical life stuff.
My kids grew up under 24/7 adulting. Their life was spent moving from one adult populated box to the next. Occasionally they had some exhaustingly curated experience. But even then they were never on their own.
Young and old, my experience reflects my peers. They roamed when they were young. Their kids were tightly corralled at all times.
Until LDS Church leaders acknowledge the above realities - directly, meaningfully, comprehensively - they can't properly consider the problem, nevertheless address it.