Granted in America yes those are concerns we don’t have to the same degree in Canada but all things considered having a kid is reckless anyways. You either adapt and make it work or you don’t.

Yup. I mean I 100% get the toxicity that Americans are dealing with and I’m blessed that my family does not have that problem but you can’t hold hands with closed fists. Someone has to extend the olive branch might as well be me.

3 kids here 12 and under. If you are mentally and emotionally ready for kids just do it. That’s the big secret. You will never be ready financially. Kids adapt and will be happy so long as you are stable and can provide the most important necessities like love, a roof and food.

Point 2 I agree 110%. It’s why the system in and of itself is flawed. The more money you have the more you learn to protect it. The problem needs to be fixed on the person level and that’s not happening because you will always have rich assholes that will lie, cheat and steal.

Point 1. You don’t know that and none of us do. You may be swinging at windmills for all we know.

I envy you.

A good friend told me her mum was similar always stay at home. She briefly got a job at Sears about 40 years ago and quit “because it was getting in the way of my life”.

Sometimes the clarity of a SAHM helps you realize how fucked up the corporate world is.

I mean I understand but at the same time I could never have those rules I expect to be challenged and I expect other people to be challenged otherwise how do people with asinine opinions change?

Case in point my daughter’s best friend has parents who are anti-vax you best know that is a button I am pushing consistently and firmly. I may not be able to change the parents but I ain’t letting that child be indoctrinated.

Mine does too which is hilarious because I’m the dad and my ex-wife is OoTL most times.

Take it as an indication your daughter trusts you.

FWIW I’ve been very clear with my kids and I only share relevant info with my ex so if a kid says it’s a secret I will make it a secret.

I’ve heard enough shit in my time as a parent I really question other parents lol

I will say this in my bluntly antiquated way (47 man).

I kissed my buddy in high school because fuck it it was a dare. Didn’t like it it’s fucking weird. I wear pink. Love pink. I’ve painted my nails, dyed my hair, wore a dress before. I do all that because I know I’m straight. It’s hilarious watching less secure people do juggling exercises in their heads when I know I’m going home and I’m fucking chicks.

My current gf is far more conservative than I am so I’ve toned down a lot but my joke has always been my grandma thought I was gay and asked my cousin once. He told her I’m not because he’s walked in on me so many times having sex with girls lol.

Moral of the story, don’t give a fuck what people think. Do you and if doing you is being gay then be fucking gay. Own it. Trust people like me will have your back if some dickhead pushes back.

I’m with John Waters. We need to bring perverts back into fashion.

Ringworld + sequels

Rama + sequels

Both of those are good classics for a starting point

I’m looking forward to it. GenX here, fuck all of you and fuck all of this. I just want to spend time with my family and friends.

I don’t think anyone outside of GenX understands how fucked GenX is. We are jaded AF You’re free to come for us but fuck around and find out.

Cries in Bob.

That said I’m a Bob who loves what I do and gets paid handsomely for it so que sera sera.

reveal an uncomfortable truth about our health insurance system: that shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at for-profit health

For any diabetics on Lemmy this is the exact same sentiment I hate about dexcom. My son has autism and cannot manage his own diabetes, this his G7 is a lifesaver literally for my ex and I to manage his diabetes for him.

Numerous interactions with the company, and his Endo, have made is very clear that diabetics are second to making money in all their decision making at dexcom. It’s disgusting. For the record I’m a Canadian as well, and because of the autism we get the G7 via a government subscription at no cost. That doesn’t mean we don’t still have to deal with dexcom on all bullshit issues like sensor failures.

Ain’t no one assassinating him.

In fairness it’s an Afrikaans POS that probably has a home in Orania. It’s the kind of South African MAGA would love.

That’s excluding our hard on for AI the last few years. Would love to see this updated.

This is what Conservatives around the world want and glory hallelujah we are almost there! The only difference is all those rations will not come from the government but from corporations paid for by the government.

• 4 boxes Kraft Mac and Cheese
• 6 cans Heinz Beans
• Etc.

There’s a reckoning coming with social media mark my words. I don’t know when or how but it’s going to reach a tipping point when the destruction is enough.

It is destroying families and communities not government, or science, or policies. People like Elon and Zuckerberg are sowing the seeds that are actively destroying the fabric of society.

True. Worth noting as bad as police are most countries outside of America actually have civilian oversight of the police. You can argue the effectiveness of it but it’s lightyears ahead of the lack of training and corruption that America faces.

It would ultimately depend on the context but sure. “Innocent” Germans were put on trial post WW2 for enabling the system that resulted in the murder of millions of people, how is this any different?

I want one so bad the problem is the space. I wish they weren’t so cumbersome