Ive been noticing this. Since this post is about black folks, i can anecdotally say ive been seeing some great black fathers around that are around my age (30ish, we’ll say). Im thinking in particular of someone i know who said it straight, “i want to be the dad mine never was.” I wont say his kid is his world, bc hes not obsessive, we hardly talk about the kid, but he tells me thats all he wants to do with his free time: spend time with his young boy. Hes not the only one i see this in, but hes kinda who i always think of when this topic comes up.
Every generation thinks this. Yet adults continue to setup children for failure expecting them to clean up their mess.
No fuck that. Let’s start now and fix issues — climate change, racial disparity, gender wage gap, re-secure abortion rights, housing shortage.
These can be solved long before our children are born. We just refuse to do anything. Governments sit on their ass while O&G pollutes the planet. People refuse to change their lifestyles and accept change is needed (ie, change from inefficient car centric transportation and suburban sprawl in USA, widening highways). With AI making strides towards making a large portion of population jobless, universal basic income needs to be discussed. Investing in the people through more support programs and lifting people out of poverty. Healthcare for all.
We can’t even get this basic shit right. What makes you think children in the future will? Generations of today were setup for failure. Generations of tomorrow are set up for failure.
Thinking that the next generation will be better than our’s isn’t saying “We should sit around and do nothing.” It’s an expression of hope, not lethargy.
I have to hope I can support my kid enough that they don’t resent being mixed in such a bigoted world.
I have hope for the future. The kids are alright, in my experience. They’ll be better than our generation(s).
In my experience, people increase in quality the more highly they’re valued.
…And though I can’t prove it, I feel like my generation cares more about their kids than my parents’ generation did.
Even if the amount of care is the same, previous generations have been fucking torched by being encouraged not to show that they care. Men especially.
Ive been noticing this. Since this post is about black folks, i can anecdotally say ive been seeing some great black fathers around that are around my age (30ish, we’ll say). Im thinking in particular of someone i know who said it straight, “i want to be the dad mine never was.” I wont say his kid is his world, bc hes not obsessive, we hardly talk about the kid, but he tells me thats all he wants to do with his free time: spend time with his young boy. Hes not the only one i see this in, but hes kinda who i always think of when this topic comes up.
You love to see it.
Every generation thinks this. Yet adults continue to setup children for failure expecting them to clean up their mess.
No fuck that. Let’s start now and fix issues — climate change, racial disparity, gender wage gap, re-secure abortion rights, housing shortage.
These can be solved long before our children are born. We just refuse to do anything. Governments sit on their ass while O&G pollutes the planet. People refuse to change their lifestyles and accept change is needed (ie, change from inefficient car centric transportation and suburban sprawl in USA, widening highways). With AI making strides towards making a large portion of population jobless, universal basic income needs to be discussed. Investing in the people through more support programs and lifting people out of poverty. Healthcare for all.
We can’t even get this basic shit right. What makes you think children in the future will? Generations of today were setup for failure. Generations of tomorrow are set up for failure.
Thinking that the next generation will be better than our’s isn’t saying “We should sit around and do nothing.” It’s an expression of hope, not lethargy.