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The Optium Time to Have Children?

Is there an optimum time to have children? Once, people married young and had children young. These days, many couples choose to delay having children and that can cause its own problems as older mothers are more at risk of children with compilations like Downs Syndrome. The other thing is that often women are more involved with their career and are less likely to want to give it up for family. Sadly, many older women are choosing to abort because they see their career as the prime focus. Having children as soon as you are married can also be a … Continue reading →

The Parent Precipice

My period was a day late this month. I know that shouldn’t be a big deal at all, but I’m prone to worrying about the littlest things, so yeah, even though the rational part of my brain knew I was overreacting – it was only a day – I couldn’t help but fret. I’d sort of asked for it; a small part in the back of my brain wanted something to go wrong with my pills, so the decision of whether or not to have kids yet would be taken out of my hands. In the first two years or … Continue reading →

Checklist of Things to Discuss before Marriage

Part of the joy of meeting new people and being in a relationship is getting to know them, their likes and dislikes. This means more than just things like their favorite color and movie, etc. It means getting to know their attitudes towards life and how they will react in a given situation. With a marriage partner it is even more important. Yet, I am constantly amazed at how little some couples communicate and talk to each other about major issues before they get married. Do they think they will just all resolve themselves because they love each other? It … Continue reading →

The Pros and Cons of Getting Married Later

Yesterday we looked at the problems that are encountered with young marriages. Today we will look at older marriages. There can be many pluses in getting married later but are there any pitfalls in later marriages? Advantages The couple getting married has had time to establish their careers first or to travel. Presumably if they have been working longer and moving up in their careers, this will also mean they will have more of a bank balance behind them, though this is not always the case. Some people earn a good income but spend it as fast as they earn … Continue reading →