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And Now, There’s a Shortage of . . . Cousins?

Playful group of girl cousins rough housing with their grandma outside
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the “New York Post” says there’s a “shortage” of COUSINS. 

The idea is that Millennial PARENTS are not having as many kids as they were around growing up.

There’s actual data on declining birth rates . . . but the idea is apparently going viral because of a TikTok where a female Millennial talks about the issue.

She says that when she and everyone she knows was growing up, there were COUNTLESS cousins around.  Now, her kids have two cousins on one side, and three on the other, and that’s it.  She says it’s “just so different.”

https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/lifestyle/young-generations-growing-up-with-less-cousins-as-more-people-choose-to-not-have-kids