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When The Messiah Comes

Parenting & Family > Motherhood > Dear Baby Maker
 

Dear Baby Maker

By Cary Tennis, Salon

You want a child so very very much --
Because you are a woman.
Because you long for immortality.
Because you desire power over little powerless beings.
Because it is your duty.
Because you feel wonderful when you are around children.
Because your own mom was a great mom and you want to be like her.
Because you fear death.
Because you need help with housework.
Because you want to fit in with other women your age.
Because of cultural conditioning and advertising.
Because you want to pass on your great genes.
Because you'd like to say, "My son the doctor."
Because it is your destiny.
Because you need a husband and family for protection.
Because of your hormones.
Because making popcorn with kids is fun.
Because of your recent breakup.
Because of envy.
Because you are just like the other women.
Because you want what your friends have.
Because you want to relive your childhood.
Because women with children enjoy high status.
Because you love children.
Because you could get off work.
Because you want to please your parents.
Because having children is just what women do.
Because like OMG, Duh!
Because it's God's will.
Because your husband will want them.
Because you have nothing better to do.
Because your sister doesn't have any.
Because your dad wants grandkids.
Because you can.
Because you're curious.

posted on Apr 3, 2008 2:41 PM ()

Comments:

Well, my husband and I had decided early on that there were too many people on earth already. We didn't contemplate having any. We don't have any. Who will inherit once we both die? I don't know and I don't care.
comment by sunlight on Apr 4, 2008 3:46 AM ()
Where is it written that all women want kids?? I have two daughters, well, one is deceased, I have one daughter, and childbirth is no picnic. The part about not getting to go to the toilet in privacy for about six years is pretty much true, they want you to buy everything in sight, cry and scream if you don't. That's just the beginning. They leak from more orifices than most adults even have and very stinky leakage, I might add, bring home every germ or disease they meet, and they can't communicate worth beans for about six years.They pull things down off tabletops because their curiosity is insatiable. They have night terrors, they have nightmares, they are afraid of the dark, if you live through that until they are two, they learn to say "no!" which is their mantra for the better part of eighteen months. They never want to go on and completely ruin any family vacation, and once they get grown up enough to have a decent conversation they stop talking to one for about eight years, and you get a sullen, door-slamming adolescent who wants to test your limits every minute of every hour of every day. My Dog! You can tell I have raised children, can't you. And they have the cutest fat faces and charms that make most of it tolerable, not to even mention that they are eventually grown and gone and only visit you once in a while, because soon, they will be be raising a new generation of - you guessed it - babies.
comment by thestephymore on Apr 4, 2008 2:39 AM ()
My reason is because I love my hubby . Lots of my friends aren't interested in kids because of their "career" or because they don't want to lose their figure.... I really don't think it's you!
comment by dkelly on Apr 3, 2008 9:53 PM ()
oh you want kids? Too bad your a guy... I don't want them so I am with your first wife and current lady... good thing you can have babies til you are 80!
comment by kristilyn3 on Apr 3, 2008 5:31 PM ()
or none of the above...
comment by kristilyn3 on Apr 3, 2008 2:43 PM ()

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