r/BeAmazed • u/girlysunshinehihi • Feb 27 '25

Miscellaneous / Others 96 year old speeder and judge

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u/jotakajk Feb 27 '25

Honest question. Do Americans really think “taking care of your family” is just an American thing?

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u/KotobaAsobitch Feb 27 '25

There's a massive difference between "taking care of your family because it's a social expectation" and "taking care of your family because no other options exist".

The amount of Americans who have children but one parent is required to basically pause their career, because child care is literally equivalent to rent in terms of cost, is absurdly high. We don't have paid maternity leave. Apply this principle to every other social safety net you can think of, because we don't have shit here in America.