_kobayashiMaru
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1 year ago
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on: you should probably have a kid
A commonality between myself and friends who are also childless by choice is the experience of effectively raising our siblings. These most recent years of adulthood has been the time in my life where I didn’t feel responsible for watching over someone else. Why would I want to sign up for more of that?
_kobayashiMaru
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2 years ago
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on: A tale of two teenagers (2023)
The public schools I attended while growing up did not have funding for advanced classes. Students who were far ahead in classes with the “gen pop” were pushed into the role of unofficial teacher aides, charged with helping our struggling peers through the class content. It was hugely demoralizing as a student and discouraged doing well.