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A man with a particular set of skills.
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Where does one learn this power?
Not from a Jedi. They can’t have kids.
That’s actually very wholesome (and your daughter is Wonder Woman, lol). 🙏
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I never thought it was! But I’m delighted to know more about their situation and that they have been blessed financially too, although happiness can also be found in a cramped apartment! 😅
Japanese/irish?
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UK perspective: they weren’t already?
It seems absolutely insane to me that people have to pay. I was annoyed at having to pay £10 for the car park when we had our first!
My first is due in a couple of months and I’m pleased to report that parking is free at our local hospital!
Epidurals, in which labor pain is reduced, are expected to remain outside coverage under the proposals.
So what, pain relief is an optional upcharge, like choosing to add avocado to your sandwich?
Don’t get me wrong, I’d be ecstatic if the US went this far to help new parents, but fuck whoever decided that it’s acceptable to omit epidurals from the covered costs.
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I’m seeing articles about Japanese youth taking record advantage of temporary work programs like working holiday visas, but living abroad for 1-3 years is quite different from leaving Japan altogether. The bigger issues seem to be what’s causing both the temp work abroad and low birth rate issues: high CoL relative to wages, poor work culture, and general perception that the “traditional” life trajectory is unfulfilling/unrewarding.
From our experience in the US, the birth is nothing compared to the financial drain of the other expenses. And at this age, childcare dwarfs all the other child-related expenses.
We have great insurance and don’t rely on family for childcare though, so the math is very very different for someone with “free” familial childcare and no/lousy insurance…
In the US too?! We’re saved!
Good move by Japan here.
And watch as the birth rate increase ten fold
