Why do people want to have children so badly?
From what I see in parks and relative's homes, and for the past week, in my own home too, children aren't as revered by their parents after they're born as they are before that, while they still dwell in the realm of dreams and imaginings.
These past days a family of twp grandparents, a set of parents and two-year-old boy have been living with us. What I noticed was that, though the parents obviously enjoy the company of their son, they leave his care to the grandparents - he even sleeps with them. Then the grandparents left town for a day trip. The child was left to the parents. Then the mother went out to the beach for a couple of hours. The child was left to the father. The father put him to sleep (at 10 a.m.) and watched a football game on TV. When the mother returned and the child woke up, they spent some time with him and then the father went to their bedroom and the mother went to have a shower. The child was left to a friend who may or may not have had other things to do, like a social life or errands to run. The parents were absent for over an hour, maybe two.
So I wonder, what's with the rabid desire to become parents if the job bores you... If you leave your child to be raised by grandparents and the TV set. And then, I'm the irresponsible one for not wanting to have children at all!
From what I see in parks and relative's homes, and for the past week, in my own home too, children aren't as revered by their parents after they're born as they are before that, while they still dwell in the realm of dreams and imaginings.
These past days a family of twp grandparents, a set of parents and two-year-old boy have been living with us. What I noticed was that, though the parents obviously enjoy the company of their son, they leave his care to the grandparents - he even sleeps with them. Then the grandparents left town for a day trip. The child was left to the parents. Then the mother went out to the beach for a couple of hours. The child was left to the father. The father put him to sleep (at 10 a.m.) and watched a football game on TV. When the mother returned and the child woke up, they spent some time with him and then the father went to their bedroom and the mother went to have a shower. The child was left to a friend who may or may not have had other things to do, like a social life or errands to run. The parents were absent for over an hour, maybe two.
So I wonder, what's with the rabid desire to become parents if the job bores you... If you leave your child to be raised by grandparents and the TV set. And then, I'm the irresponsible one for not wanting to have children at all!
No comments:
Post a Comment