Science Says That Having A Baby Is More Depressing Than Divorce, Unemployment And The Death of A Partner - Daily Mail
Washington Post – Life has its ups and downs, but parenthood is supposed to be among the most joyous. At least that’s what the movies and Target ads tell us. In reality, it turns out that having a child can have a pretty strong negative impact on a person’s happiness, according to a new study published in the journal Demography. In fact, on average, the effect of a new baby on a person’s life in the first year is devastatingly bad — worse than divorce, worse than unemployment and worse even than the death of a partner.Of those new mothers and fathers whose happiness went down, 37 percent (742) reported a one-unit drop, 19 percent (383) a two-unit drop and 17 percent (341) a three-unit drop. On average, new parenthood led to a 1.4 unit drop in happiness. That’s considered very severe.
Well thats just great. Where was this study when I needed it? I would have started wearing condoms again had I seen this thing about 6 months ago. Its honestly incredible the human race continues to thrive. How we even continue procreating is beyond me. It doesnt sound like there’s any upside. I look at my parents after 30 years of raising kids and their miserable. Now you got studies saying year 1 is literally the most depressing part of the whole process. So where is the actually happiness? Where is the joy in this whole “parenthood” thing? As far as I can see, theres only one reason that we, as men, continue to procreate. Its in today’s Daily Mail.
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