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TIL that millennial dads are spending 3 times as much times with their kids than their fathers spent with them. Back in 1982, 43% of fathers admitted they'd never changed a diaper. Today, that number (www.mother.ly)

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[–] ScrumblesPAbernathy@readit.buzz 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Millennials these days don't even know how to neglect and terrorize their kids!

[–] inkican@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Millennials: killing the 'neglected elderly' industry!

[–] pikameiser@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No no, those neglecting parents dug their own neglected elderly hole...

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, how dare I, degreed, spend every waking moment earning a roof and food, clothing and health care/wellness care for my kid!

[–] andyburke@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why should you need to spend all your waking moments earning enough money for those things?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

So billionaires and international corporations can get tax breaks, I guess. Also I didn’t get child support. A trifling amount, but it would have helped, at least with diapers, at that time.