02-11-2009, 06:46 PM | #31 | |
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I'm asking a broader question here, which is how and why does one choose to limit family size? In both the larger social context and in the Mormon cultural context. I'm not particulary sure why you're sniping at me here, a mere lawyer sitting at her desk. . . |
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02-11-2009, 06:53 PM | #33 | |
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Family size is a difficult question. We just had our third, and it has hit us like a freight train, and we're splayed on the tracks trying to pick ourselves up and gather our belongings. the number of children we want has decreased with each new arrival. It makes us feel like selfish, bad people. But what is best for the family? Maybe for us, it's fewer children. But does that mean we just can't hack it and b/c we're selfish and can't hack it (or don't like messes or want more date nights or can't take any heartache when children suffer or want them out of the house sooner or can't take the man poop anymore from a three-year old who refuses to be potty trained) does that make us lesser beings? Our neighbor across the street feels no such angst. She just had her second, and while she stays home for 12 weeks of maternity leave, she continues to send her two-year old to all-day (8 am to 6 pm) daycare. There are reasons to do this, but we couldn't. Maybe if we let go of the angst we'd be able to handle having more kids.
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But there many more reasons not to.
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02-11-2009, 11:28 PM | #36 |
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25% of all facebook updates are moms complaining about taking care of their children. Or exulting about time away from them.
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Lots of people complain about their work and revel in their time away from work.
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They're lying and I fear for them.
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I've never seen any such facebook updates. Perhaps you have a different group of friends.
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Yes, he must not have the twenty-something supermodel friend list that you have.
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