What if you do not trust grandma to be your children's primary caregiver? This is part of the reason I chose to not have kids. I knew I could not afford childcare. My mother would happily do it for free, but she is batshit crazy and unpredictable. I would not want her to have unsupervised access to my hypothetical children for 8+ hours a day, 5 days a week.

These states that declined the aid most likely want low-income people to have no choice but to rely on local churches for any help.

Who would want to teach with student behavior being out of control like this?

Over ten years ago as a student, I sold tickets for plays and concerts at the University of Montana and got some comp tickets to a play that she was in. She's very talented and I'm glad to see that she won!

Most likely a ghostwriter.

My quality of life would be a lot better if I had not had the misfortune of being born to a mother who did not fully vaccinate me and my siblings because she fell for this nonsense. Anyone spreading antivax propaganda should be criminally charged because this bullshit is seriously damaging.

Former child of a cunt here. Estrangement is in their future.

It's absurd that teachers have to buy their own supplies. I don't know of any other job that requires that.

Very few people seem to recognize all the divide and conquer tactics that are constantly used on us.

My mother had to have pelvic floor surgery after having three kids. Prior to that, she had to get her gallbladder removed shortly after my brother's birth. Pregnancy is extremely unappealing to me, and I don't think the long term effects of it are talked about enough.

40% seems low.

Unfortunately a lot of Americans believe children are the property of their parents. We need a children's bill of rights.