"Do You Want To Have Children?"
I was asked the above question last night by a friend ... Friend: Do you want to have children? (A hush fills the air) Me: I would love to have children, but I will not do it without a husband Friend: I hear ya Me: I will not do it without a husband. I used to say that no, I didn't want to go through the pain ... but as I've grown older, it is something that I would do provided that it was something that my husband wanted and would be as committed to as I would be ... it would really have to be something we both would be united on. Friend: to have or have not; that is the question Me: well, right now I have not Today, I reflected back on my statement. Do I? What do I want? I remember writing in this blog a while ago on this, about how I almost don't envy people who have children now. How hard it is to raise a child in today's culture. And then last night, the above question. When I was asked the question, I felt like I got drenched with cold water. This is a que...