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  • Crying in museums
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  • Nose / throat treatments for respiratory infections
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Deciding whether to parent

Raising children on the eve of AI

How do we prepare them for what we’re not prepared for?

How much time and money does an additional child take?

Some things scale, others don’t.

How did we decide to have a kid?

…and then some more kids?

Interview with Kat Woods: decision-making about having kids

Realizing what you don’t want

Parenting expectations and experiences

12 people on what it was like for them

What startup founders should think about before having kids

Whether / when / how to make it work

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