Look I'm as child-free as they get and certainly don't think the world needs more humans, but this is a weird take. This is a class war and you got your gun pointed in the wrong direction.
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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Sounds like you have a problem with rich people, not parents.
Most parents I know are not rich people, also. Seems this person specifically dislikes rich parents.
gonna say that but rich folks with kids do seem to be worse.
It just seems that way because there's more of them per square foot.
I think its because a well to do childless person is more likely to have a nice downtown condo and walk and take transit whereas with kids it becomes a suburban house with a few cars.
The parents you know sound like they are in a much better position than the ones I know. One mother of 4 I know is literally buying food for their children and parents eating whatever is leftover. Scraps are her dinner most nights. Or the single dad with two kids that takes them picking up trash at the beach for a bit of free fun.
It sort of sounds like you might be surrounded by rich assholes with more money than brains. They likely should be taxed for numerous other reasons before we get to children.
You think the majority of parents live in mcmansions and drive suburbans? This is a poorly thought out political rant not a shower thought. Booooooooo
Lol
I tried to preface this with "what I see In the US". Your experience may differ. But this subset is a very real one, and they live in areas where their votes count more than you.
I’m with you. It all depends on where you live. I live in a relatively affluent area and yeah, the families pile into their Ford Excursions and go to chick fil a. It’s gross and I hate it. What do I do about it? It’s real, so I just move away and pretend it doesn’t exist?
Yeah I must live in a different United States. You're saying dumb shit. Having a vehicle beyond your needs is not unique to parents with children. Furthermore, who are you to judge what an individual's needs are? I double down on everything in my previous statement. Again boooo
"Likely XYZ"
lmfao what
so you're just assuming without even seeing it?
And you sound like you're blaming car owners for living in a society that requires cars?
"From what I see in the US"... "Likely votes against their own interests (cut school funding and health care programs because “those are for brown kids not mine!!”)"... Do you live in some white suburb? Have you even been outside of your white suburb?
Go on then, name them