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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Parents be like: "Oops, my child just died, good thing I made a few backups"

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Go back far enough and yes, this is exactly how people thought.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My mom only had 2, but she still considers me the basically the backup in case my older brother fucks up.

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Don't forget, potential kidney donor.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

Childhood mortality rates even like 150 years ago were atrocious.