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18 votes
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Families of children with disabilities face acute challenges under COVID-19
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What if you don't know if you want a child?
Sorry for the huge train of thought, but I prefer it raw like this. We are dating for 3.5 years and the subject came up a couple of times. We both didn't want, but it was not set in stone. We just...
Sorry for the huge train of thought, but I prefer it raw like this.
We are dating for 3.5 years and the subject came up a couple of times. We both didn't want, but it was not set in stone. We just didn't want at that time.
Three days ago she said she want one in the future. I don't, but I'm not sure.
I asked jokingly if this is where we have to let each other go.
What now?
I have three nieces and I know the hard work and problems my two brothers are dealing with (two are teenagers).
I don't want that, but at the same time i look at my youngest niece and she is so amazing.
I can't figure out if i want this or not.
I don't think we should have kids because she is obese and dealing with food and anxiety issues, and I deal with anxiety and alcohol issues.
I would teach them a good relationship with food. I'm active, eat clean, i'm slim, fit, lift weights, but have the problem with alcohol which i try to manage, but not at all. I drink too much at least once every one or two weeks.
My SO eats junk food, soda, sugar, everything. She is obese now. She wasn't when we started dating. Overweight, but not obese.
She is now at risk of diabetes. I hate it and i'm resenting this to the point I lost attraction.It got to the point were i feel ashamed when I see her family eating a lot, which is all they do. Her brother was ok, now he is obese. His girlfriend turned obese.
I know people say you need to break up because we are incompatible, but it doesn't work like this. We are good together in every other aspect. We treat each other with respect, we have hobbies in common, we are a good couple on the surface.
If I break up, what reason I could give? It's not a matter of just telling "we are incompatible" after almost 4 years.
I have no health issues when i checked with the doctor last year.
We both made promises of solving these issues, but it's not happening.
If we have a child, who teaches him about food, what to eat or not? What should we buy? And about alcohol?
Gym and fitness. I adore. She does not. What example should we give to our kid?
Alcohol. I drink a lot. She drinks, but only enough.
How does this work?
This is eating me alive...
Edit: we don't live together and have jobs at different cities. In this pandemic we are at our homes, which is the same city, but once this pass we will live apart until one of us can transfer to live together.
18 votes -
A short history of child protection in the UK, with discussion about the impact of temporary coronavirus law
6 votes -
Prison inmates in Western Australia made 100 school desks in less than two weeks to donate to families for children homeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic
5 votes -
A very detailed Corona curriculum for your kids
5 votes -
A photographer has spent twenty years documenting stillbirths. For grieving families, the photos preserve the only memories they have of their child
9 votes -
Why it's cheaper to have a baby in Finland than in the US
11 votes -
The nuclear family was a mistake
14 votes -
New data from Sweden challenges the idea that parents of autistic children refrain from having more children, a practice known as reproductive stoppage
4 votes -
Sanna Marin: ‘I feel that the American Dream can be achieved best in the Nordic countries, where every child no matter their background ... can become anything’
16 votes -
I worry for my teenage boys – the beauty standards for young men are out of control
28 votes -
An attempt to name a child after the Devil has won no sympathy from Iceland's official naming committee
12 votes -
Denmark's 'ghetto plan' and the communities it targets – residents of largely Muslim neighbourhoods face increased penalties for crimes and 'Danish values' lessons for children
12 votes -
How my daughter disrupted my politics
16 votes -
Ninety-five percent of American schools now conduct school-shooting drills. We spoke to more than twenty students to learn what they see, hear, and feel during what has become a routine experience
14 votes -
Cartoonist draws a happy ending for twins that he accidentally put on the "naughty list"
7 votes -
Why your kid loves the garbage truck so much
17 votes -
Why is childcare so expensive?
13 votes -
I showed vintage Mister Rogers to my 21st-century kids
14 votes -
In Denmark, children's homes are places of stability, comfort and support – now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK
3 votes -
"Children and Politics" - a 3 minute interview with British children before the 1964 general election
This is short, but it demonstrates something that's been missing from tv for a while, which is the simple interview with children that recognises they are children but still takes them seriously...
This is short, but it demonstrates something that's been missing from tv for a while, which is the simple interview with children that recognises they are children but still takes them seriously as humans.
EDIT: Somehow I missed the main link, which goes to a BFI page here: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-children-and-politics-1964-online
There are some amazing old (1960s, 1970s) British tv interviews with children carried out by Harold Williamson. He asks children a question and then just lets them answer. There's no attempt to laugh at the children, and there's no attempt to say "zomg look at what this cute kid is saying".
A few clips here, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tq93b and there are probably more on Youtube: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06tq93b
It's showing its age - "what would you do if your husbands went on strike? How would you run a household?" (asked of two girls) isn't acceptable.
7 votes -
To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
9 votes -
I’ve opted out of homework for my young children. Here’s why, and how you can, too.
10 votes -
Kids? Just say no
8 votes -
Shame on those who defend the "loving smack": it's just plain violence against children
19 votes -
Why IVF has divided France: The country is forever caught between tradition and innovation, universalism and individual rights
7 votes -
School uniforms are on the rise — even for toddlers — and it’s changing back-to-school shopping
24 votes -
Hanoi's street boys and runaways are easy prey for exploitation
6 votes -
The case against summer camp
6 votes -
Enslaved on a British cannabis farm: Minh was 16 when he was kidnapped, raped and trafficked to the UK. When the police found him, he was treated like a criminal rather than a victim
10 votes -
Fatal distraction: Forgetting a child in the backseat of a car is a horrifying mistake. Is it a crime?
19 votes -
More people need to talk about having fewer children
29 votes -
A US Border Patrol agent reveals what it’s really like to guard migrant children
15 votes -
The future of the city is childless - America’s urban rebirth is missing something key—actual births
12 votes -
William and Ida are Denmark's most popular names again
3 votes -
China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to separate children from families
9 votes -
"Shona is one of the almost 50 people worldwide known as skyborns—impromptu deliveries who increase the passenger manifest, mid-flight."
4 votes -
Gunmakers are profiting from toy replicas that can get kids killed
6 votes -
After men in Spain got paternity leave, they wanted fewer kids
17 votes -
Making playgrounds a little more dangerous
12 votes -
Long school commutes are terrible for kids
10 votes -
What number of kids makes parents happiest?
7 votes -
My childhood in a cult
6 votes -
World health officials take a hard line on screen time for kids. Will busy parents comply?
8 votes -
'The horse nation is here for us': How Lakota culture is helping treat child trauma in South Dakota
5 votes -
Advocacy group alleges Oregon's foster care system 'revictimizes children'
4 votes -
Is Applied Behavioural Analysis really “dog training for children”? A professional dog trainer weighs in
5 votes -
Indonesian kids keep getting 'possessed by spirits' during high school exams
8 votes -
The cost of having children - women lose earnings for five years after childbirth
12 votes