Re: Motherhood On Hold: Where have all the babies gone?

"Dustbin" <dustbin_address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2494167.ece

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I've got nothing against women like Hellen Mirren who
knew they didn't want to be mothers and so never got
pregnant. And women who really know they want to
be mothers just go out and do it even if it means getting
knocked up by a "bad boy" . I don't really agree with
that but it's a bit hard to stop nature really.

But there seems to be a whole load of women who
really dont seem to have a clear idea of how things
work or what they actually want who end up unhappy.
And their only answer is "IT'S ALL MEN'S FAULT!!!"
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

According to many women, a principal reason for not having children, often overlooked by academics, policy wonks and politicians,
is that they do not find someone they are content to settle down with.

One in three women is still single at 35. Women no longer need to marry for economic reasons or social standing, and they are
finding that the men they meet simply don't live up to their expectations.

Or it could be that most good men don't want to marry
crazed Britney type skanks or reformed mega-sluts like
Dawn Eden who are unlikely to concieve now they're
approaching 40 years old.

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Susan Fox, 34, lives in Warwick, and is business manager for a company that services and maintains the wiring, cabling and fibres
of the UK's broadband providers.

"I've been married since 2003 and we both want children, but we're going to leave it for a while. I graduated as an engineer and
am now doing an MBA as well as working full-time. It's quite demanding. I'm also spending a lot of time with my husband, bringing
him up to speed on what I have been brought up to value - which is family life. That understanding is important before I go ahead
and have a family.

"Last year, I took him to India and Bangladesh so that he could experience my culture and background. I want him to understand how
important it is to me. He's 48 and has his own business. He knows the demands of my job, and of studying in particular. He wants
to make sure that I can cope and have a work/life balance. There is only so much an individual can cope with and I know my
limitations. I think we'll start trying for children within the next three years.

The guy mentioned above has married the wrong
woman if he wanted to have a family. Exactly what
Michael Noer was talking about when he penned
the infamous "Don't Marry A Career Woman"
article for Forbes.

http://www.forbes.com/home/2006/08/23/Marriage-Careers-Divorce_cx_mn_land.html


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