Idk, kids are pretty effective at making it clear that you are now the household NPC lol. Or at least that you’ve transitioned to a role as a supporting character.
2nd kid really hammered that one home.
Comment on How do middle aged family men handle it?
aceshigh@lemmy.world 13 hours agoA possible challenge is that some men struggle to cut their salary because their job title, salary, lifestyle is a big part of their identity. Take that away and who are they?
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
Best way of putting it. We have a set expiry date. Didn’t finish your business by your late-twenties? Too bad, throw it in the thrash.
Time to give society your life back.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
You know what makes cutting my salary hard? Everything is far too expensive. Kids even more so.
aceshigh@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I think a part of that is being attached to things, to material possessions, to experiences. There’s nothing wrong with it of course, we are in charge of creating our own meaning, but attachment influences behavior and decreases our options.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Ah yes the frivolous attachments of rent, food, and electricity
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 4 hours ago
My teeth would be falling out right now, if I didn’t do a 54 hour work week. I want a part-time job too, so I can actually gain ground.
FatCrab@slrpnk.net 5 hours ago
In my part of the US, it is on average 38k/yr to raise a child to 18. Rent/mortgage is about the same. Not even getting to utilities, food, and healthcare. Life is wildly expensive for families these days.
cheers_queers@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
This is a horrendously dystopian way of looking at life.