I myself love the idea of children but i know many that don’t and know many that do.
I remember studying decline in birth rates and one point that was raised is that children are something that every woman naturally seeks as women naturally have paternal instincts and a love for children yet so many choose not to have children and many factors were mentioned. A point mentioned that currently children are viewed more so as a blessing and as children as childhood was not even a concept till recently.Look to Communist Russia. What i wondered are the Guppies thoughts on why it is that women don’t have children as frequently as before and why women leave it till a lot later than before.
Also do Muslim and Pakistani’s opinions differ on the reasons not to have children.
Which of the following reasons do you Guppies feel apply realistically today?
Many women now concern themselves with careers etc and see children as a detterent or is that wrong?
Is the reason a woman won’t have a child due to economic concerns due to the costs of raising a child or is it due again to the idea of a child interfering with ones life?
Is it more about uncertainty of the partner they want to have it with as nowadays marriage itself is in decline and many children are sought out of marriage. Does uncertainty of their partner lead them not to have kids?
Children used to be economic commmodities, now that has changed through labour laws etc. Does this mean that children were simply born due to economic benefit or due to love of children as the birth rate is declining?
I’m young…children will just get in the way of my fun. I need to go clubbing etc.
Do women fear bringing up a child in a society such as current?, especially a girl, when society is full of corruption looking at the reason schoolgirl murders.
What does a child mean to people nowadays? Along with reason why to not have them, why is is that women have children?
Is it because women sincerely love the idea of having children and see every child as a blessing and love the concept of having a child because it agrees with their paternal instinct and their natural love for children?
Is it because it is routine? I am expected to have children so i will do it.
Is it because of the husband. Bin Laden was one of 43 kids. Either that was one fertile woman or 4 fertile women in which case that is a lot of kids. That links in with routine but could it be simply for the fact that the husband disagrees with Birth Control or even the fact that he wants kids.
Are children economic commodities. I remember reading something which made me sick. It was about a woman who continued to have children to sell as prostitutes. I know that is not the norm but hopefully a one off but are children made simply to be bred to become providers for the family?
These are just a couple of questions which made me think about how children are seen in society and whether the intention of having children is simply because of the love that a man and woman feel for having one of their own or are there other reasons involved???