Feeling terrified for all our children in the future

[Horseskeepmesane]

I am really panicking about how terrible lots of things in the world are at the minute. And we are raising our children in this state, what will the world look like soon?

how will we cope with…

childrens mental health
lack of teaching staff
social media
tbe constant warning of what damage processed foods can do
pressure of earning on both parents
the climate crisis

how do you all see the future panning out?

There is a huge imbalance of old vs young in the UK, and many other countries. Soon, when the older generation dies out, their wealth will be concentrated into fewer hands, people will be wealthier, and there will be fewer people to do high skilled jobs, so employment might be boosted too. There will be more housing stock available too when the older generation vacate. So, no, I’m not worried at all.

As for food, but better, organic food, and I also believe we should only serve organic food to children in school, but we’ve got a long way to go before that happens!

Not to minimise your worries OP but things have never been better. I look at my 15 yr old and think 2 generations ago he would be out working full time. My 10 yr old DD currently on roblox, would have been out working 3 or 4 generations ago with zero prospects.

Can you even imagine having a teenage boy during the war years knowing with every birthday he is closer to becoming cannon fodder. Or being pregnant in a time before medical intervention knowing you and baby could die in horrific circumstances. Or sending your 7 yr old girl to be a scullery maid to a big house with a reputation for cruelty to servants. People talk all the time about the stresses of modern life but IMO its absolutely nothing like the stress our ancestors dealt