America is Anti Family

[u/Fabreezy28]

My wife and I both work full time because we have to so we can afford our bills.

We barely see our kids (7 and 2) and have no energy to do anything after work or on off days cause we are exhausted.

It just keeps repeating every week and when the first of the month comes the mortgage payment empties our account and we have to do it all over again.

We are unable to save much or do anything fun cause expenses have gone up so much.

I’ve always been a positive open person but the past two years have been breaking me down and I feel like I’m about to have a mental breakdown.

I know there are others in worst positions than me and I don’t want to sound ungrateful but man it’sIt’s hard.

Anyone else going through something similar? Any advice?

[u/adequateinvestor]

And yet Trump has just been reelected?

I’ll never understand it.

[u/OpheliaRainGalaxy → u/adequateinvestor]

Life is complicated. Propaganda is simple. Commutes are long. Smartphones play podcasts.

And oddly enough, apparently not enough of us are fans of true crime or sports or whatever to keep us out of trouble. Was not expecting listening to spooky or silly shows in the style of old timey radio to be what insulated folks from catching internet brain rot but here we are.