This is called subsistence farming, and historically every human who has ever lived has tried so hard to escape it, they'd prefer deathtrap factories pre-labor laws to going back to the fields.
Like how the medieval cathedrals of old used stained glass to tell Bible stories, the local McDonaldโs uses rudimentary childlike drawings to communicate with the average half-sentient illiterate American.
Expansive genre: religious clothing that once served as an mark of (vows of) ordinariness, poverty, humility etc but now are impractical, often not cheap, and obviously mark out the wearer
@cactysss its been a struggle to show up for distant family and/or friends kn adulthood just to create the environment people naturally grow up and assimilate in :((
on the other hand its family by choice not only blood
watching my friends with kids the best thing you can do for yourself and your child(ren) is have a large family and social circle. the benefits outweigh the headache
I barely held my almost 2mo baby yesterday bc all my husband's four great aunts were visiting and you have no effing clue how much better off we'd all be with giant extended families. She slept 9pm-5am that night, girl was wiped from all the socializing. AMAZING.
Notice how โyou need joy and whimsy in ur lifeโ never means frolicking through a field or having adult tea parties or someshit, itโs always just an excuse to buy random plastic bullshit destined for the landfill?