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A recent article from The Cut received a huge amount of attention: ‘It’s Hard to See My Parents Live So Lavishly While We’re Struggling’. The piece includes vignettes of Millenial hardship:…his dad, Steve, sold his company to a private equity firm about five years ago, which enabled him to retire comfortably in his mid-60s…Two years ago, Joe asked his dad for a loan. He wanted to start a lawn-care business and needed capital for commercial-grade equipment and a trailer, at least $15,000. He presented Steve with his business plan, which included a schedule to pay back the money. Still, Steve...

Not suitable for a baby Parents are putting junk food such as burgers in the blender to feed to their babies, a BBC Six O'Clock News investigation has found. Some mothers said they had been told to blend up whatever they were eating to wean their child. One baby from Croydon, south London, needed hospital care for high salt levels after being weaned on instant gravy. Eight out of ten health visitors surveyed said more children are now eating an unbalanced diet. Health visitors from East Hull, Camden, East Yorkshire, Canterbury and Glasgow all reported seeing regular incidences of babies...