Procreation Prohibition
We've all met them. They can be sweet-natured, kind individuals or they can be downright bane-of-my-existence type acquaintances. Sometimes they're smart people and sometimes we're amazed they've even made it through life to this point.
But when word comes that they've chosen to create mini walking replicas of themselves, regardless of their disposition or intelligence level, the reaction is the same.
Dammit.
Now, I'm not an advocate of mass sterilization, though I have to admit I have heard convincing arguments in support of such a move. But there are just some people that should be, at the very least, strongly urged NOT to have children. Not necessarily because they're bad people, but because some good people end up having absolutely terrible children.
(Secretly I'm forced to hope that I'm not one of these people to someone else.)
In the past few years I have grown to absolutely love kids. I love babies and I love children and I always want to love on them and play with them. And so it is difficult for me to say this because I fear it sounds like I'm saying 'Perhaps it would be best if this problem-child had been avoided.' I don't want to say that. I want to say that everyone deserves to have a shot at life - regardless of whether or not they start out as a demon child.
What I really want I guess, is better parenting. If you're going to have a child, your focus is no longer you, it is your child. There are too many parents out there who just don't seem to believe that. And the result is the horrible little terrors they produce as offspring.
And it scares me - because I'm sure I'm not going to be a perfect parent, and I want more than anything to produce loving, happy children.
So maybe I should be glad that I've got some bad examples to use as 'what not to do' type role models. But I feel for their children. And I'd rather not have the bad role models and have sweet-faced cherubs to love on instead.
But when word comes that they've chosen to create mini walking replicas of themselves, regardless of their disposition or intelligence level, the reaction is the same.
Dammit.
Now, I'm not an advocate of mass sterilization, though I have to admit I have heard convincing arguments in support of such a move. But there are just some people that should be, at the very least, strongly urged NOT to have children. Not necessarily because they're bad people, but because some good people end up having absolutely terrible children.
(Secretly I'm forced to hope that I'm not one of these people to someone else.)
In the past few years I have grown to absolutely love kids. I love babies and I love children and I always want to love on them and play with them. And so it is difficult for me to say this because I fear it sounds like I'm saying 'Perhaps it would be best if this problem-child had been avoided.' I don't want to say that. I want to say that everyone deserves to have a shot at life - regardless of whether or not they start out as a demon child.
What I really want I guess, is better parenting. If you're going to have a child, your focus is no longer you, it is your child. There are too many parents out there who just don't seem to believe that. And the result is the horrible little terrors they produce as offspring.
And it scares me - because I'm sure I'm not going to be a perfect parent, and I want more than anything to produce loving, happy children.
So maybe I should be glad that I've got some bad examples to use as 'what not to do' type role models. But I feel for their children. And I'd rather not have the bad role models and have sweet-faced cherubs to love on instead.