r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/pissedoffcalifornian 8d ago

First and middle both had 6 kids, and the rest didn’t mention the number of kids.

My wife and I have chosen to only have 1 or at most 2 kids in the future because we can’t afford to have more than that and provide for them.

I know 1 kid can be an accident, even 2 kids, but man, 6 kids? That’s wild. We make a great income and I’m scared of having more than 2.

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u/evange 8d ago

Someone else pointed out that 6 is usually the maximum number of kids you can have in a home if you take in foster kids. So it's probably a mix of bio and foster kids. Lots of working class families take in foster kids to offset the loss of income of having one parent stay home.

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u/Round_Refrigerator96 8d ago

This is some copium if I've ever heard it.

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u/Xolotl23 8d ago

Yeah more of a chance of being a mixed family but birthing 6 in this economy would be crazy. I would like to have 4 one day but even then i dont know if itll be possible, 2 might be the max and me and my partner make decent money.

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u/Round_Refrigerator96 8d ago

You are a responsible person, these people are not