Parents deserve to spend time with their kids.
Parents deserve rest.
Parents deserve to eat a meal without rushing.
Parents deserve to laugh with their kids without feeling anxious.
Parents deserve sleep.
Parents deserve to raise their kids without guilt.
Parents deserve to work without judgment.
Parents deserve free time.
Parents deserve to care for their families without sacrificing their own health.
Parents deserve support.
Parents deserve housing they can afford near the people who support them.
Parents deserve time to bond with their babies.
Parents deserve to not feel like they are failing all the time.
Parents deserve help.
Parents deserve flexible work and fair pay.
Parents deserve evenings that are not consumed by chores.
Parents deserve paid parental leave.
Parents deserve affordable, quality childcare.
Parents deserve to feed their kids without worry.
Parents deserve community.
Parents deserve employers who understand that children get sick, then it snows.
Parents deserve healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt them.
Parents deserve schools that are safe, well-funded, and nurturing.
Parents deserve community spaces where their kids can play.
Parents deserve a society that values care more than sales.
Parents deserve joy.
Parents deserve dignity.
Parents deserve better.
We live in a society with unprecedented wealth, technology, and resources. But too many parents are overworked, overwhelmed, and constantly nearing their breaking point. We are expected to give everything to both our jobs and our children, without adequate support for either.
It doesn’t have to be this way. If we can send people into space and build machines that can converse with us, we can build a culture and an economy that create space for parents to thrive. Parents shouldn’t be forced to choose between providing for our families and actually being present with them.
Our children deserve better, and so do we.
