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[โ€“] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Used? After 20 years children cost well above half a mil. When you factor in all of the food, clothing, sitters, school, trips, and of course college, you've set yourself back by quite a bit

[โ€“] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This doesn't even factor in the monetary value of the parent's time