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

[felix_numinous]

174. Informed choice is important

and many women do not have this choice. Choice assures that children born are WANTED -- and this to me is a beautiful thing.

Although I knew as a child I would not choose motherhood, I ALWAYS admired loving parents and saw them as making a wonderful contribution to the world.

What I always found sad, frustrating--and alienating were people who saw my choice as either, evil, selfish, a source of pity, disobedient, or found me somehow defective and repulsive--when I RESPECT people for being authentic! Many people are very stubborn about this issue and get triggered into defending their core identity.

The issue of parenthood is intertwined with identity, and as mentioned up thread, it is a basic instinct-- so it is a hot trigger subject!

CHOICE and education should be made global initiatives--period. Only then can women make informed decisions based on knowledge about the world they bring children into.

Edited to add: the title of this article/ thread is worded as flame bait--which unfortunately is a common tool used to divide people. The discussion of choice and population control CAN happen--but not by inciting people into false posturing...this is really irresponsible and lousy writing, IMHO--Felix