I wonder...
I wonder if technology is more of a hinderance than a help. With all the gadgets we have nowadays, people seem to be even more stressed than they used to be. Anti-depressants are on the rise, suicide rates are on the rise, other mental health problems... well it can't all have been swept under the rug can it now?
And what about motherhood? Has daycare taken away mothering abilities? Women used to be able to get through the week caring for their children, but nowadays you hear of so many mums at the end of their tether and hanging out for the next daycare day to ship their kids away and have time to themselves. If you wanted time to yourself for 5 days of the week, then why have children?
I found daycare more of a hinderance than a help. To go from being mum, to being child-free, to being mum again just added a lot of confusion and stress to my week. I'm a lot less stressed to be looking after my girls full time. Maybe it's just because I have less time to think about missed opportunities when I'm running after two young children... maybe it's that I'm too tired after they have gone to sleep to think about it anymore...
Maybe the advantages of living in today's society have given us too much time to think, rather than to just get in there and do what needs to be done. If we all just got on with things, maybe there would be less depression and better family values....
Maybe...
And what about motherhood? Has daycare taken away mothering abilities? Women used to be able to get through the week caring for their children, but nowadays you hear of so many mums at the end of their tether and hanging out for the next daycare day to ship their kids away and have time to themselves. If you wanted time to yourself for 5 days of the week, then why have children?
I found daycare more of a hinderance than a help. To go from being mum, to being child-free, to being mum again just added a lot of confusion and stress to my week. I'm a lot less stressed to be looking after my girls full time. Maybe it's just because I have less time to think about missed opportunities when I'm running after two young children... maybe it's that I'm too tired after they have gone to sleep to think about it anymore...
Maybe the advantages of living in today's society have given us too much time to think, rather than to just get in there and do what needs to be done. If we all just got on with things, maybe there would be less depression and better family values....
Maybe...