Yeah, things aren’t going to go the way you think if it all collapses. It won’t be “natural chaos.” It’ll be a brutal probably decades long civil war. It’ll be unnatural chaos, as anyone who can tries to grasp for power. There will be checkpoints on every street and gorilla warfare all over. You’ll never be safe, and any expectation for a" normal" life you have will be destroyed.

That might be the way things go. It’ll still be better than if the Fascists actually maintain power. It won’t be what you think though. It’ll be the worse than you could possibly imagine. If you haven’t seen actual warfare then you can’t imagine what it’ll be, and even if you have it’ll be so much worse.

If that’s what we have to do then that’s what we have to do. I still have hope that there’s a way to bring things back without it though.

I feel bad about saying this, and this is more for other people, but don’t let other people’s expectations push you into having kids. If your partner wanted five kids and you didn’t even know if you wanted one, you were incompatible and you should have ended things once you discussed this like responsible adults. Instead you brought someone else into the world who may suffer just so you could try it out.

I’m not saying this to say you’re a bad person. Honestly, this wouldn’t happen to a bad person probably. You’re a good person who let expectations push you into a position you didn’t belong.

As others say, you may end up bonding with them later, and that will be great. They won’t be a baby forever, and also you’re really tired and probably grumpy right now. That’s all fair. I hope for your kid that things work out, but for anyone else reading this, if you don’t agree on children with your partner, it’s time to find someone else. That’s a fundamental thing that needs to be the same. It’s like if you want to be monogamous but your partner doesn’t. That’s just not going to work. There are some things that you just need to share or break up. It doesn’t make you bad for doing so. Also, yes, it’ll hurt and suck, but it’s the responsible thing to do.