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> Having children is not being valued highly, having a career is. Imagine a woman proudly announcing to some gala aquaintances that she has 4 children. In a lot

by y4mi 10y ago

> Having children is not being valued highly, having a career is. Imagine a woman proudly announcing to some gala aquaintances that she has 4 children. In a lot of countries, this would be the norm. In Germany, the woman would be deemed low-class. i was amazed reading this. there are nations where the natives are proud of beeing breeders? while its not something to be ashamed of, it most certainly not something you should be proud of either...

mduerksen 10y ago
Well, you cannot reduce motherhood to the simple fact that a birth has taken place. That is why it would be pretty offensive to characterize a mother as such. A woman that has given birth almost certainly has also taken care of the child(ren) for many years, which shows, at least, the ability to: - master a high responsibility job - take on a huge workload - constantly juggle multiple tasks at once - typically work overtime - keeping team morale up despite competing needs - setting goals for the further development of each team member, and keeping a steady eye on the progress that is being made Sounds like a management job, does it not? Not to mention the extreme commitment towards everything that accompanies the pregnancy and delivery itself, including, amongst others: - pain and nausea - heavy reconfiguration of the body - strech marks and/or genital wounds - risk of losing the child - risk of having a ill or impaired child - risk of dying - risk of losing the man and being on your own with all the aforementioned tasks Yes, a woman with decent kids can most certainly be proud of herself.
wongarsu 10y ago
>There are nations where the natives are proud of beeing breeders? In Israel the average woman has 3 children, and having 3-4 children is expected as the norm in the middle class.

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> Having children is not being valued highly, having a career is. Imagine a woman proudly announcing to some gala aquaintances that she has 4 children. In a lot

by y4mi 10y ago

mduerksen 10y ago
Well, you cannot reduce motherhood to the simple fact that a birth has taken place. That is why it would be pretty offensive to characterize a mother as such. A woman that has given birth almost certainly has also taken care of the child(ren) for many years, which shows, at least, the ability to: - master a high responsibility job - take on a huge workload - constantly juggle multiple tasks at once - typically work overtime - keeping team morale up despite competing needs - setting goals for the further development of each team member, and keeping a steady eye on the progress that is being made Sounds like a management job, does it not? Not to mention the extreme commitment towards everything that accompanies the pregnancy and delivery itself, including, amongst others: - pain and nausea - heavy reconfiguration of the body - strech marks and/or genital wounds - risk of losing the child - risk of having a ill or impaired child - risk of dying - risk of losing the man and being on your own with all the aforementioned tasks Yes, a woman with decent kids can most certainly be proud of herself.
wongarsu 10y ago
>There are nations where the natives are proud of beeing breeders? In Israel the average woman has 3 children, and having 3-4 children is expected as the norm in the middle class.