Are Babies for Idiots? Maternal Urge Decreases in Women with Higher IQ

[SoCalDem]

60. Since reliable birth control came along, MANY childbearing-age women

have had a choice their older female friends/relatives did not have, so a whole new "field of study" emerged as these women have aged, and have been "studied".

There have always been women who chose to not have kids, to not marry. If one equates IQ with success, it also may indicate that as one goes up the ladder of "success", the reality of what it costs to raise children also figures into the mix.

Most people have a focus in their lives. If you are non-married, childless woman , your focus CAN be on yourself and your career, and of course, it does take intelligence & drive to succeed, especially if you are the sole support of your life/lifestyle.

Babies & small kids require and deserve 100% attention, love, support, and that's difficult to do (as many who have tried the be-everything-to-everyone route find/found out).

IQ is an odd thing too, since some very "smart" people do some very dangerous/stupid/criminal things and are anything BUT "successful"...and many people of modest IQ turn out to be great parents, great entrepreneurs, great spouses etc.

It all depends on your choice of focus and so many daily circumstances that present themselves..

One of my sons with a 168 IQ is a high school drop-out .. Some people would say he is a failure..time will tell.. He works hard, is a great Dad, and is happy with his "lesser-than" lifestyle.