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In a time where it is more and more difficult to raise a family due to higher costs of
living and lower wages and benefits, having children has become a choice frought with more than issues of the heart.
Having children must be weighed between what one wants (the desire to bring a person into the
world, the desire to have a large family base, the desire to cuddle and love an infant again) and what one can actually do
(cost of daycare, cost of medical care, the cost to one's professional life).
I've recently had a baby and I am interested in the passion involved in the experience of having
a new baby and the pain that it can inflict emotionally as one struggles to make ends meet and find balance in one's
life.
I feel that life is short and one shouldn't have to choose between a successful and fulfilling
home life and a successful and fulfilling professional life. Both should be available and achievable.
These are pictures of my kids. With nine years between
them, these sisters will have a fascinating and challenging dynamic.
I imagine the elder one will struggle with issues of
relevancy. With a new, wee, cute thing in the house, attention and focus will shift from being solely on her. She may struggle
to define her place in the house with a new sibling.
The younger will have hero worship issues, I imagine.
With a sister so much older than her, she will probably wear out her welcome as she follows and bugs her older sister to death.
Wanting to be just like someone is a wearing job.
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