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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
If I were a modern woman, I'd be pretty insulted if someone told me that my only reason for being in this world was to have babies... just as, as a man, I'd be pretty insulted if someone told me that my only reason for being in this world was to provide sperm for some woman to have babies.
Making babies is just one of the many things men and women can choose to do. You see, we do have on-off switches. They're called brains.
(I've been pulling at the wheel, but I just can't seem to get us off this road...)
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Keep trying, Steve, you'll get us there.
I hope.
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Wow. Steve and I actually agree on something.
Way too many people are having children who have no business doing so.
I admire and respect those who realize they wouldn't be good nurturers, or feel for any reason that bringing babies into the world isn't a necessity these days.
Perhaps at one time, in our early history, populating the earth was a good thing......now, not so much.
I like Geoff's take......its a choice.
Choose wisely, grasshopper.
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Very well said. Thoughtful people make the choice that best suits them and that choice should be respected. I love children. I can't imagine my life without mine and I love teaching other peoples children. It's what works for me. On the flip side, I have friends that are not interested in having children and, to be completely honest, sometimes I envy their freedom. But, then, I spend time with my kids, talk to them, listen to then and I realize how lucky I am. Kids are hard work, but for me it's all worth it.
Bottom line, "to each his own".
To address the comments on education: I do my very best (as do most of my colleagues) to provide a positive and nurturing environment in my classroom that supports all types of academic development, including creativity, which is essential for understanding many intellectual concepts, even math. Spend some time in the classroom to see how things really work.