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A house, two cars, a healthy relationship ,a career, livable wage, 2.5 kids, a dog. ya know, the expectation many children were told in school.

Everything I hear on social media says this is a myth.

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[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah. I'm doing ok. All that, but traded my .5 kid in for a second dog. I'm also super lucky to be in the top 10% of earners in the country due to my unique software development career. I don't have a clue how average earners get by. How have y'all not burned this shit to the ground yet?