"Somehow, this ethic is never applied to the Third World peoples, whether they are at home in their native countries or whether they are here in our countries, breeding large families, at public expense."
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/0.../teen.birth.ap/
I´ve never thought of family in economic terms. I think to do so would be a grave error.
I dont have a specific opinion on large versus small or zero family and the ethical question. I have been thinking about one observation, what the heck is China going to be like in a few generations with all those single, alpha-male families they are pressing for. When you consider the scale at which they are pushing it, that would make some research paper.
Outstanding entry, VA! I couldn't agree more with everything you said.
-Terry
VA in a timely piece I posted over in the forum. Rebecca Walker, daughter of Alice Walker has a very interesting article entitled:
How my mother's fanatical views tore us apart
...Feminism has betrayed an entire generation of women into childlessness. It is devastating.
...I am my own woman and I have discovered what really matters - a happy family.
Matt - I remember seeing that story you link. While it's good she didn't throw the baby in a dumpster, it's distressing that this is the way birth is dealt with; no fathers visible, and what kind of upbringing for that baby? And this will be the future of our country.
flippityfloppity - it seems like the male-female ratio in China is so far out of whack that something will have to give; the men will have to import (or abduct) wives from elsewhere, or emigrate, or the country will have to embrace polyandry. It's crazy.
Terry - thanks.
Ernest - I haven't seen the article yet; I will have to read it. Thanks.
-VA
When young girls don't have knowledge/access to birth control but the world tells them to be sexy, what else is going to happen?
As for your post: children turn out the way they are parented, not determined upon family size.
No One - care to provide some back-up for your statement that family size has no bearing on how people turn out?
As I said, I was speaking in generalities, and there have been many studies done dealing with family size (differences between only children and those with siblings, etc.)
You're free to disagree with me, but you speak your opinon categorically as though it is unquestionably fact. If you can cite some evidence backing up your opinion, it might be more convincing.
-VA
Hello. I think that you would enjoy this video. When the European society discovered that in some years there will not be enough children, some, companies, celebrities and associations have prepared in Germany this video in 2005. In it they explain very well some reasons to have children.
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fT...i4&
feature=user
In the United States the low number of birth is not a big problem yet, but it could be in the future. I hope that this video help to every family to think.
Cordially,
Santiago Chiva
Granada (Spain)
www.opinionciudadano.blogspot.com
Sam - thank you for posting that link.
It's a beautiful video. I can't imagine a video like that being made in our country.
You are right, we do have a lower birth rate at least among White Americans but if things continue as they are, the immigrants will soon outnumber us.
Your blog looks very interesting. I will have to spend some time reading it, and it helps that you have English translations, as my Spanish is very rusty.
-VA
Absolutely adored your post on the value of large families. While my own family is small, one child, it was not for lack of trying.
Santiago, I enjoyed the youtube video, and have posted it on my blog. Thanks for mentioning it.
I think I can speak about the merits of large families from an uncommon perspective; that of the daughter of a father who was an only child and a mother who was the oldest of seven.
Both are in the declining years of life, indeed, quite elderly. My father is, in so many ways, alone. All of his family is gone. No cousins even.
Of my mother's six siblings, one remains. They talk frequently via long distance. I keep the calling car charged with minutes. The family extends its community to the spouses of Mom's siblings, their children, and their children's children. We know of the doings of young folks we've never met. Yet we know if we turned up unexpectedly on their doorsteps, they would welcome us in.
My father is terribly lonely. My mother, never.
God bless you, and thanks again for the great post.
Laurel
Laurel - nice to see you here. I 'know' you from your blog and I like your posts both there and at the Kinism forum.
Thanks for your comments, which are very touching. In today's mobile and atomized world family ties are more important than ever, I think.
-VA
Thank you for the compliments, VA. I've only recently had the good fortune to be referred to your blog. I plan on spending more time here in the future.
God bless,
Laurel
Laurel Loflund - hope to see you here in the days to come.
-VA
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