RE: Should Your Financial State Determine How Many Kids You Have? Why Do Poor People Have So Many Kids?
There's too many elements to this. Maybe I'll write a response blog.
For now, poverty inspires many behaviors and many behaviors inspire poverty. In the end, some of those behaviors result in carefree sex, frequent unprotected sex, more free time to care for more children (likely being a stay at home parent who may or may not be on government aid), filling a gap in one's life (loneliness, void of parent(s) or received poor care from parents), metal health, misuse of drugs/alcohol (street and doctor's over prescribing), an attempt to receive more government funding, lack of concern regarding the future, etc.
There's so many scenarios and many possibilities.
In my case, I'm poor (well, I am now after some things that happened in my life) and have one child which is enough for me.
I do wish that I had one more before my Daughter had grown so much. I'm 39 and my kid is 12yr- it doesn't feel like the best time to be bringing another lil one into our lives. If I we were younger and both of us healthier, I would have another child despite my financial state. Why? I believe that good parenting can come from many different financial brackets.
I am lucky though- in my country and town there is a LOT of community support with subsidies, gift cards, food, clothing, etc. I volunteer myself to some of those organizations so I feel that I'm putting back What I'm utilizing. My mindset would likely be very different if community resources weren't as abundant as are.
All situations are different.
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WOW.
This was rather interesting to read. A different perspective than what I initially had. We don't have community or govern't allowances in Africa so the situation is abit different. Most of such kids and families live in the street begging. Very sad.
But If one can provide the basic need , food, clothing, shelter, then they can have as many kids as they can manage to take care of, just not on the street!