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The Real Reason We’re Not Having Kids

It’s Not Financial Costs Or Feminism Causing Declining Births-Its Nihilism

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Rebecca Velo
Jun 06, 2024
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Someone recently asked me what I do for fun. After thinking for a while, my honest answer was to take my children for a casual outing. That's now “fun’ to me as a mom of 5. I don't go to parties or take elaborate vacations - I take my kids to Walmart.

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