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It’s easy is to turn away from the world and politics. Until you have a child, and then suddenly you’re anxious because it’s their world now.

My son is 8 months old and I’m thinking will his health care stay free as it was for me, will he be educated properly, will he be able to find work, buy a house, have money left over to have adventures with his friends.

I turned my back on the world when my friends and I came under sustained attack because of our religious beliefs, but now I need to use my votes and my actions to lay a foundation for him to build his own world.
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Bringing up children expands your horizons and forces you to look beyond your immediate daily requirements. It hopefully will make you a more empathetic and understanding person.

I try not to look too far into the future or dwell too much on what is past. So long as we think generously and treat others humanely we will serve our children well.
WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M
He’s a lucky boy to have a mother as thoughtful and conscientious as you.

People will try to hijack your actions to serve their own agenda. Focus on your son as I do for my daughters.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@WintaTheAngle That’s kind thank you
hunkalove · 70-79, M
Best to stay in the moment and enjoy him now. Think about that stuff and the next thing you know he'll be 30 and you missed it.
DoubleRings · 51-55, F
This is why I have cats. No kids to worry about. It’s a crappy world and I wouldn’t even know how to help someone else navigate it.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@DoubleRings I’m sure they’ll still be around to care for you when you’re ancient and decrepit
DoubleRings · 51-55, F
@Ceinwyn kids dont inherit that responsibility just cause you birthed them. Nor should it be expected.

I might be sick and dying right now for all you know, I might die next week in a car accident. I’m not afraid to die alone either way. (I’m really not a big talker, and I hate entertaining.) But a kitty would be nice, yes.

To have kids just to comfort you on your deathbed is silly, selfish and unfair to them. I did it for my own parents but I would never have kids to reap some kind of return on investment.

I’m happy. And the world is shitty for kids. I did the right thing for me.
Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
True. Our votes change as our needs changes throughout life
Old51 · 70-79, M
Your son is lucky
For some, with children or not, politics affects their daily lives in some kind of way.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@bijouxbroussard No doubt about it. There’s few places in the world quite like it.
@Ceinwyn It’s been better, admittedly. When’s the last time you visited us ?
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@bijouxbroussard I was a little when I visited New York for Yule. Its size frightened me. But enjoyed the streets. I enjoy getting lost.
OriginalDumbMan · 36-40
What religious belief you had and why they were attacked?
OriginalDumbMan · 36-40
@Ceinwyn was there physical threat?
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@OriginalDumbMan Well they tried to use the police to have us arrested on false accusations. And they burned down our lodge… without checking if anyone was inside. The pet rabbits we were looking after for school didn’t survive. Which we got blamed for.
@Ceinwyn Humans are strange, easily angered. They get so angry sometimes that they believe it is OK to murder if someone doesn't fall into line with them. They would murder anyone and not think they did anything wrong.
Poor bunnies.
being · 36-40, F
The world begins with us and from within. Raising him accordingly seems the most important thing, so he can create the world to come.
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
Politics is power.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@GeistInTheMachine This politics is a filthy muddy puddle we must find a way through.

 
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