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May 31, 2005 Graduation is coming for a lot of people, including myself, and I have noticed a huge difference with my peers during my four years of college. Namely, that most of my peers all have children, married, been in prison, or are no longer here. Living in a rural area in which the only thing around is a Wal-Mart and a college, it is mostly filled with people that are on welfare, that includes disability. Naturally, those same people that are on welfare usually have children. Where I live the average 20 year old already has a kid and another is on the way. The stereotypical mother does come true as the whore who had sex with a guy, ended up pregnant, and is now a single mother. All of a sudden, she meets another guy, same results. How come the male and female didn’t get the memo that humans can reproduce by having sex? Of course, not everyone around where I live that has kids is on welfare, nor did they get their kids by "accident." However, it seems that having children anymore, especially where I live, is stereotypical that the parents have "ruined their lives" as if children is a disease that you can't get rid of. With that said, I do wonder what happened with children these days? When I was a kid, I didn’t have excuses like "I have Attention Deficient Disorder", instead I was considered, "not trying hard enough." What happened to "wait till your father comes home"? Instead, a child is lucky to know his father long enough for the father to discipline the child. Divorce rates are so high that marriage is no longer needed, instead cohabitation is the number one living trait for any relationship. The average marriage with two people in their 20's lasts a year to 6 months before the couple splits. 2 years if they have a child. Is having children a bad thing anymore? We live in a society where children are raising children. I read in a newspaper where a 12 year old was pregnant. I was shocked that a 12 year old was pregnant. When I was 12 you were just now knowing the sensations in your loins let alone know how to use your private parts. What about the children themselves? Guidance is highly overdue. The two biggest influences in any child’s life is parents and peers. Parents will always be number one. However, here is the problem. Parents nowadays literally use the "if it will make them shut up, then give it to them" method. In other words, we spoil the kid so we don’t have to deal with them. To those "parents" that like to use this method, consider yourselves horrible parents. I don’t get why people would have children, especially when they are in their 20's. I don’t understand why some people in their 20's would have children while they are going to college, or working at dead-end jobs, or when they know they can’t even handle stress let alone kids. How many times have you heard a parent say they wish they never met their spouse, but when it comes to their children they don’t’ regret ever having them. Reality, they are saying they could have done without the child and the spouse, don’t be fooled. I wish people would have common sense anymore. I wish that some people would use their head instead of their hormones or their id driven greed. I wish that some people would think before they act, because it is literally tearing the foundation of the word family, and turning children into being a dirty word. I remember asking someone if they was going to have children and they replied, "No, because I love my children so much that I wouldn’t want them to live in a world like this." Do I have children? Thankfully, no I do not. Will I have children? I doubt it. To those thinking about having children, pay attention to what I am about to say. Are you financially secured? Do you have patience? Can you handle stress? Have you been around children? Do you like children? Are you not egocentric? Are you willing to sacrifice your time and money solely for this child? Did you achieve everything you wanted to achieve (college, occupation, etc.) If you answered Yes to ALL of these, then go ahead and have children. If you answered No to ANY of these, please for God’s sakes, don’t reproduce yet. You’re not ready. Common sense people, USE IT! You’re only going to be hurting your child in the end. ------------ About the author Eric Schomburg: Useless-Knowledge Columnist of the year 2004. An Apocalyptic Dream is now out for purchase. Check out both books at http://www.geocities.com/schomburg2002. Email: schomburg2002@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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