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[–] girlnamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t think I’ll ever have kids precisely because of how much work and responsibility they are. But if I ever have a kid, it would not be mine; this world is too fucked up to bring a new person into, I would instead adopt one of the many kids who need a parent

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 54 minutes ago

I heard from a social worker that adoption is kinda the easy way. Foster parenting is harder, as you get more difficult cases. In any way, children need good households to grow up in