Taking the environment into consideration before making the decision to have children....
So many people reproduce without thinking about the impact their child will have on the environment, or what impact the environment will have on the child.
Between pollution, global warming, disappearing natural resources, political strife, and war is it smart, safe or even responsible to have children at this point in time? (or multiple children)
Thoughts, feelings?|||For you.... Not so good.|||I think the amount of children each person can have should be limited. We%26#039;re draining all our natural resources. The least we could do is slow down the process before we destroy the whole thing.|||well having children is okay as long as the parents teach them well about life and all.
well think about it, if everyone thinks the way u do then humanity will disappear and nothing left. is it really as good as u think?|||What children want and need is not an unpolluted environment, but two parents who love them and try to meet their needs.
It sounds like you%26#039;re a caring, thoughtful person. These are exactly the qualities that a child should grow up with. We need children to grow up with the qualities that you have - concern for the environment and for the well-being of children.
Why not work as a family, you and your children, on global problems? Then you will have done something positive and worthwhile.|||First of all the world is a big place, Second global warming is just an natural event not man made. Third natural resources are not running out, the government and companies use this to boots prices and introduce new taxs.
All you have to do is bring up your children with good morals and don%26#039;t let them be brainwashed by media, do research and show them the truth about life, like learning treat others with respect.|||I know what you are saying Frisky. People want to have children ,but its sad to bring a child into todays world .
To MsMinnaMouse...I too believe that people should be limited to how many children they have ,especially those that live on welfare and say that they can have as many children as they want because they aren%26#039;t the ones having to pay for the doctor bill%26#039;s .
I believe before long we will see just that .|||You can believe children will simply grow up to be hedonistic consumers, totally devoid of any sense of community, living basically like yeast, happily turning grape juice into champagne as they die in their own sjit. In which case having children is a bad idea.
Alternatively, you can believe that children are the hope for the future, and that some of them may grow up to be clever enough to develop new technologies to solve the problems we face, or be able to say the words to convince others it is time to change lifestyles to help solve those same problems. In this case having children and raising them to think, to feel, and to be aware is a good thing.
I can go either way on this issue.|||These are some questions we asked ourselves before we had our son. Giving life, when two people want a child seemed more important. When we think about it, we%26#039;re probably having children to help fix what our generations have been doing to the world. Lets hope so.|||It%26#039;s definitely something i would give a lot of thought to. There never was a time in human history where it was perfectly safe to raise a child but on the other hand there has never been a time like we share now in human history. Global warming is real, overpopulation is real and may well be one of the main factors to the downfall of society as we know it. I wish anyone courage to make this decision for there is no greater biological force than procreation and no greater sacrifice than to choose not to.|||You are right, having children is the worst thing you can do to the environment besides causing an oil taker to crash.
I had a vasectomy at age 21, because I felt it was the right thing to do. I am now 41, and damn thankful that I did it.
