General Discussion

Too many young people go into their adulthood with huge college debt. Single family houses in my area start at half a million. Child care can eat up an entire paycheck. Employers cut more slack for workers with children, but I wouldn't call any company I worked for "family supportive." And once they leashed us with pagers, & then smartphones, our private life was open for invasion & I worked for two companies that didn't have much respect for your off-time. And these weren't high-up positions, either. Then there are the jobs where they give you your schedule a few days in advance. WTF? How do you possibly plan child care if you only get your schedule a few days before work?

And I didn't even touch on the issue of abortion/miscarriage & the life/health risk women take by getting pregnant. Oh, and don't forget pregnant & postpartum women have an increased risk of being murdered.

But hey...smartphones.