You're Right. Maybe You Shouldn't Have Kids.
Camille Paglia once suggested that sex ed classes include a serious dialogue for female students on life planning. Do you want a career? What kind of career do you want? Will that career afford time to devote to a family? Do you want children? Are you willing to sacrifice career progression for a child, or possibly give up on your career aspirations completely in order to raise children? All of these are valuable, realistic questions for young women to ask themselves as they prepare to become adults. But there are a few more key questions I’d add to the Paglia-inspired list for those considering motherhood.
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Are you willing to completely give up your social life? My holiday greeting this year came in the form of a Facebook message that read: "Really, I'd love to chat, and I do still care about you very much. I just have a baby who doesn't nap and likes to 'talk' (i.e. scream) whenever he sees the phone in my hand. Have a wonderful holiday and I swear, when I surface you're first on my list."
Can you manage never going to the bathroom with the door shut again?
These are only a few of the many personal sacrifices women make when they become mothers. Hence, the key word: sacrifice. Motherhood is a complete and total sacrifice of oneself for the life of another. Which leads to the most important question to ask those contemplating motherhood:
Camille Paglia once suggested that sex ed classes include a serious dialogue for female students on life planning. Do you want a career? What kind of career do you want? Will that career afford time to devote to a family? Do you want children? Are you willing to sacrifice career progression for a child, or possibly give up on your career aspirations completely in order to raise children? All of these are valuable, realistic questions for young women to ask themselves as they prepare to become adults. But there are a few more key questions I’d add to the Paglia-inspired list for those considering motherhood.
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Are you willing to completely give up your social life? My holiday greeting this year came in the form of a Facebook message that read: "Really, I'd love to chat, and I do still care about you very much. I just have a baby who doesn't nap and likes to 'talk' (i.e. scream) whenever he sees the phone in my hand. Have a wonderful holiday and I swear, when I surface you're first on my list."
Can you manage never going to the bathroom with the door shut again?
These are only a few of the many personal sacrifices women make when they become mothers. Hence, the key word: sacrifice. Motherhood is a complete and total sacrifice of oneself for the life of another. Which leads to the most important question to ask those contemplating motherhood:
Are you willing to change everything about your life and never look back?
