The Turtle on Nostr: Having children greatly increases the odds you'll slide into near-poverty, ...

Having children greatly increases the odds you'll slide into near-poverty, particularly if you end up a single mother.

Growing up in that situation can warp children in ways that may not be clear for years, or even decades.

When you're the one with the cheap, threadbare clothes, when you're the one having to borrow school supplies, when you're the one who can't do things or go places with friends because you have no money, it can mark you, and those marks can last a long time.

Don't do it.