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AIBU to feel sorry for the children of today?

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RainNowPlease · 17/07/2026 14:34

I read a Met Office report today which stated that temperature highs in the UK have increased by 4.5 degrees C over the past decade. If this trend continues, in 2036 we might have highs of 45 degrees and in 2046 (only 20 years away) highs of 50 degrees. Animals will be dying, more humans will be dying. I am so thankful to have had the foresight to not bring children into this situation as I can't even imagine how inhospitable the Earth might become in their lifetime. AIBU to feel sorry for children who will probably live to witness and experience unimaginable suffering?

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AnonymityAnonymity · 17/07/2026 15:46

Quokkafeet · 17/07/2026 15:42

Why would you post this on a forum for parents?

There are a multitude of different people in different life situations on MN. Not just parents.
And similarly there are a multitude of different topics discussed.
OP has every right to raise this issue on MN.

Quokkafeet · 17/07/2026 15:42

Why would you post this on a forum for parents?

Pistachiocake · 17/07/2026 15:38

Yes, feel sorry for them, but not only for this reaosn.

EmailsaysOOO · 17/07/2026 14:50

I can understand completely
. We're all sleepwalking our way into a global disaster. I don't know the answer .Trump et Al think global warming is a conspiracy. What can you do when the president of the US is a science denier ?

aliasfrog · 17/07/2026 14:37

I agree with you op, it's irresponsible of governments to pretend they care about children while they do nothing to make their future possible.
I remember summers in Kent being comparable to the west of scotland now. God knows what it'll be like in a decade.

ShetlandishMum · 17/07/2026 14:35

A bit of an exaggeration...

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