Saturday, February 17, 2007
My Thoughts on Having Children
In the future, I want to have children. I want to finish school before I have children. Since I plan on going to medical school or another type or professional program, I would like to wait to wait atleast five years from now to start having children. Graduate education can be very time consuming and I want to devote as much time as I can to my kids. Being married before I have children is very important to me. I want to be able to provide my children with a stable home. My children having both parents around is crucial to me. For most of my life, I grew up in a single parent household and I know what a struggle it can be for a single mother. I think having children is a wonderful experience and that kids can bring a lot of joy into your life. Personally, I want to be ready for the responsibilty and that time is not in the near future.
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Hi Anjelica!
I am with you, I want to be very prepared to bring a child into this world. I was very blessed to be raised in a two parent home as was my husband. I think that this gave us a great foundation and set an example for how we want to be as parents. It is obvious that you also garnered a sense of how you want things to be from your experience and it sounds like you are on a great path headed for professional and personal success! Best of luck with your education.
That is a great and very grown up view that you have. I am 36 and can personally say that it is pretty difficult to finish school with kids....not impossible, but difficult. I also grew up in a single parent home. I have stayed at home with my kids for 11 years. It is a truly rewarding gift when the time is right. I wish more people took it as seriously as you!!
It's good to have a plan and a goal for your life. That shows how responsilbe and mature you are. I also believe that having both parents in the household is very important in raising children. My parents are still together so I don't know what it is like to be raised by a single parent, but I do know the benfits of having both parents around.
Anjelica,
It sounds like you know what you want. Medical school sounds great, too. Children are such a joy in our lives, and they really do deserve the best. I think you are so considerate for thinking about what would be best for you, your husband, and your children. I think if more people were like you, there would be less stress in the world, because like you said, you watched your mother and some of the difficulties there were raising kids. I think this class is instrumental in planning for our lives as women and participants in this ever growing world. This topic of contraceptives we are learning should be encouraging to us and planning for the future.
Joyce
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