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children are an a-priori good for society and they massively subsidized the childless in the long run. Anyhow, try the empathy thing out. Put yourself in the shoes of a hard working parent that up to this point, possible for 10+ years of child-rearing carries the same load as everyone else. Now, COVID has happened an unprecedented pandemic since the Spanish Flu. Maybe they have their hands a little full right now? Employers in general should be helping everyone out right now, not just parents, but I am sure you can see where I am going here? Some people are stuck in a 100% capacity spot for whatever reason. It’s not what I would prefer, but it’s how society is set up.

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> they massively subsidised the childless in the long run

How, exactly? It feels like the glass-makers fallacy every time this point is expanded on.

> Anyhow, try the empathy thing out

empathy means "the ability to understand and share the feelings of another"; you assume this isn't the case because others draw a different conclusion to you own. What If others understand perfectly well? From my perspective the phrasing "try the empathy thing out" is pretty patronising, leading me to conclude you either lack empathy on that point, or else wanted it to be that way; it's possible to be (if not act) empathetic while acting vindictive.

Nice of you and others to ignore:

>I absolutely think parents should get a break during the pandemic. I think everyone should.

I am alone. I am completely alone. Completely socially isolated. And being expected to work 50 hours a week, as always, in my home. I get no extra time off. I get no allowances for a screaming kid in the background.

I THINK PARENTS SHOULD GET A BREAK. And I think everyone should equally.

Point-of-fact, only parents are the people in this thread demanding something and acting entitled and the fact that no one can respond to the arguments without resorting to name-calling just drives that point home.

> children are an a-priori good for society

Tell that to all the children born into poverty with parents who don't want them/are indifferent to them, and to the communities they inhabit who bear the fallout.

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