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Originally Posted by GirlySports
sure but could to imagine if your parents came to Canada now
it's really next to nothing compared to now
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Spending on children has skyrocketted in recent decades. Spending on kids sports and enrichment activities alone almost quadrupled in 20 years. Lots of parents in the 70s provided kids with a roof over their head, alphagettis, and clothes from Zellers. That was it. Spending money once they hit their teens was up to them getting jobs. Few parents set aside money for university.
There’s a reason fewer people are having kids - the societal expectations of what you need to provide them to be happy and successful are far higher than they used to be.