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>But my daughter is turning two and I have a new answer for you: there is nothing in the world that feels like this. I am so proud of her for no reason at all.

#1 reason not to have a kid: the apparently universal and irresistible urge to constantly tell other people about the latest unremarkable thing your unremarkable kid did and how proud it made you

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It is also EXTREMELY frowned upon to say that you dislike your kids, so knowing how people actually feel about the matter is challenging.

The public display of affection is amusing. The standard framed photograph on the office desk, the customary banner on social media landing page announcing the magnitude of love for one's family, etc, etc.

Normalized Stockholm syndrome.

Notice how many desks will have pictures of and/or drawings/things from kids but their partners are absent or minimally featured.

I mean, think about how fulfilling life with a kid is, given how parents have this recurring problem

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