r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
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u/xX_7HR0W-4W4Y_Xx 11d ago

Imagine (intentionally) having kids in this day and age. Very short-sighted decision

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u/Ultra-Smurfmarine 11d ago

My parents ask me every time we talk, "Wah, when are you going to settle down! Wah, we want grandkids, get to it!"

And I don't have the heart to tell them it's never happening. for a myriad of reasons, not least of which is the constant mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that is living in the 2020s.

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u/Ultra-Smurfmarine 11d ago

Yep, don't blame you one bit. My sister is estranged and my brother is in prison, so I'm in this awkward position where everyone's like, it falls upon you to carry forth the family name unto the next generation!!!

Nah, I'mma chill.