As a 25 year old father of twin daughters who will turn 3 in December, I blame this garbage on the false secular idea that a baby is somehow a burden. It infuriates me that so many people think this. The girls are the greatest thing that ever happened us (my wife and I)..
My wife works a stressfull job as an ER RN, but she is an amazing mom and wife. I wish I had her energy and optimism..but she is living proof that women even in their 20s can be great mothers.
and we are not finished at 2..just waiting awhile
You’re an exception to the rule. Not particularly common nowadays.
IIRC: Didn't I hear Obama mumble something along those lines in talking about his daughters.
As a father of five in his late, late forties, as well as a father of twins, you have my best wishes. Our buy-one-get-one-free sale came to us a little over six years ago, and they are our third and fourth kids. Children are truly a blessing, not a burden, and I’d love to have more.
I read Mark Steyn’s book America Alone, when it came out, not having thought about that as the end result of forty years of the liberal/progressive “me” garbage. But it made sense. And here, as in the world of economics, people tend to forget: NUMBERS MATTER.
The Margaret Sangers of the world count on that; they count on those to whom it would matter being preoccupied with work, God, the things in life that occur day-to-day. It makes the evil that they wish to commit easier when we aren’t on our guard. It’s why the “pro-choice” sort of language is employed. It has been a longtime progressive trait/strategy to change the meaning of language/vocabulary to tilt all arguments in your favor. If the terms in use benefit your statements, your opponent is one step down at the beginning of things.
To any who would ask, I would say have children. As many as the Lord gives you, in a faithful, loving, faith-filled family. Teach them as best you can, by example, love them and nurture them.
There’ve been numerous times where someone has asked us, “How do you handle having so many kids?” To us, even though there are times where this or that is happening, or child A has decided for whatever reason to smite child B, they are great, God has given them to us, and we are very pleased with all of them. My grandmother’s family had nine kids. So we’re just past that halfway mark. ;)