Some good reading on the value society places on having children:
The first essay is from a woman who writes an advice column at Slate. A 30-something newlywed wrote a letter asking how to explain to her relatives that she didn't want to have any children. The advice columnist suggested she reconsider, since having kids is a lot of fun. Hilarity ensued when the advice giver was deluged with hate mail:
Why childless people hate me. By Emily Yoffe
The second is by Glenn Reynolds, about how society's view of child rearing has changed over time. A couple of generations ago, you weren't considered a full member of the adult world until you had kids, and raising children was a valued endeavor:
The Parent Trap. By Glenn Reynolds
5 comments:
those are really great articles! wow! i totally agree with both of them. wonderful points. although i have no authority to say anything since i have never in fact had children!
What would life be without children!
I liked both of those articles. One that a lot of people are talking about around here was given by President Packer at the BYU Women's Conference. Here's the link
http://ce.byu.edu/cw/womensconference/archive/2006/pdf/Children_of_God-President_Packer.pdf
Thanks Jenny. That is a good article--it hadn't made its way to Indiana yet!
"If I had stayed childless, I would also have felt I had dodged a sippy cup to the head." That quote from the first is hilarious.
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