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Jade
Student @ Bowen University
Student @ Bowen University
The generation that stopped having kids
<p>Is parenthood losing its appeal, or is society making it harder for us to even consider having children? Honestly, I feel it’s both.</p><p>We live in a society where inflation is rising at an alarming rate, job opportunities are becoming increasingly difficult to find, and starting a business is a whole challenge on its own. We do not live in a particularly favourable society, and I feel frustrated whenever people choose to have children when they aren’t ready to provide for them financially, emotionally, physically, and mentally.</p><p>At some point, children are forced to start fending for themselves because their parents simply cannot provide the support they need. And I often wonder: what is the point of bringing a child into the world if you are not prepared to give them the care, stability, and support they deserve?</p><p>I also think this is part of why parenthood is losing its appeal. A lot of people grew up in dysfunctional homes. Sometimes the dysfunction was financial; other times, it was emotional, physical, or a combination of several things. Growing up in an environment like that can be enough to make someone question whether they ever want to become a parent themselves.</p><p>We were also never really taught to enjoy our youth. Many of us were raised with a predetermined idea of what life was supposed to look like: go to school, get a job, get married, have children, and repeat the cycle. But our generation is beginning to see things differently, and honestly, I love that.</p><p>We are learning to question the things we were taught to accept without thinking. We are beginning to understand that life is more than simply following a prescribed timeline.</p><p>Have a life of your own, experience things, heal, build yourself,find stability. Understand who you are and what you want out of life before deciding to bring another life into it.</p><p>Parenthood should be a choice made with intention, not simply a milestone we feel obligated to reach.</p>
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