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LuckyCharms On July 31, 2021
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#1New Post! Mar 05, 2011 @ 15:03:41
https://healthland.time.com/2011/03/04/why-having-kids-is-foolish/

Interesting article. Some really obvious 'duh' statements in there. But I think what got me was the vehemence of some of the responders. Everything from insults to off topic meanderings. (One could do a study on those alone. )


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The paper, which appears in the journal Psychological Science, presents the results of two studies conducted by Richard Eibach and Steven Mock, psychologists at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. The studies tested the hypothesis that “idealizing the emotional rewards of parenting helps parents to rationalize the financial costs of raising children.”

Their hypothesis comes out of cognitive-dissonance theory, which suggests that people are highly motivated to justify, deny or rationalize to reduce the cognitive discomfort of holding conflicting ideas.
treebee On April 13, 2015
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#2New Post! Mar 05, 2011 @ 15:07:55
I 100% agree with the article. Reproduction is the biggest joke nature ever played on us.
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