{"id":6002,"date":"2024-02-22T21:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/?p=6002"},"modified":"2024-02-22T21:30:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:30:29","slug":"you-are-not-enough-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/you-are-not-enough-people\/","title":{"rendered":"You Are Not Enough People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most of us no longer live in small towns. Our parents aren\u2019t involved in helping us choose a spouse. They\u2019re probably not going to come live with us any time soon. Parents no longer need 14 kids to provide labor for their farm, nor does the oldest son&nbsp;<em>have<\/em>&nbsp;to take over the family business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are positive developments in society, no question. But it\u2019s also true that it has come at the cost of some of the support network that used to make being a parent\u2014and a spouse\u2014easier. The writer Kurt Vonnegut&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/RDtR\">made a poignant observation<\/a>&nbsp;about the disappearance of the large extended family. He said that, when we get married, we\u2019re not getting their huge extended family, we\u2019re just getting one more person to talk to\u2026and they\u2019re of the opposite sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So? It means, he says, \u201cwhen a couple has an argument, they may think it\u2019s about money or power or sex, or how to raise the kids, or whatever. What they\u2019re really saying to each other, though, without realizing it, is this:&nbsp;<em>\u2018You are not enough people!\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/keep-your-head-up-and-take-another-swing\/\">Try to remember that the next time you are overwhelmed or upset<\/a>. This job used to be done by a village! No wonder you are stressed and having trouble. You\u2019re doing the work of a lot of people. And so is your spouse and the babysitter and the school teacher. We\u2019re all doing more with less. So let\u2019s cut each other a break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us no longer live in small towns. Our parents aren\u2019t involved in helping us choose a spouse. They\u2019re probably not going to come live with us any time soon. Parents no longer need 14 kids to provide labor for their farm, nor does the oldest son&nbsp;have&nbsp;to take over the family business. 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