Is Having Kids Bad for your Mental Health?? (click to read article)

After raising two children I must agree with the findings. Yes, there are some wonderful times, but when you put them on a scale with all the trials & tribulations, expenses, school issues, illnesses, injuries, doctor visits, dentist visits, college costs, drugs - legal and illegal, and all that goes with it. It's out of balance.

Childfree is the way to be!

To Have or Not To Have Kids???

• Have you ever wished you had children?
• Or have you ever wished you didn't have children??
• Do you some day want to have children?
• Or do you want to live your life without having children??
• Are you struggling with not being able to have children?
• Or struggling with the challenges of having children??

Whatever side you’re on, you are not alone!

• Are you getting pressure to have kids?
• Or are the pressures of raising kids crushing you??
• Does your spouse want kids, but you don’t?
• Or are others making you feel “selfish” for not having kids??
• Have you ever thought you “missed out” by not having kids?
• Or do you think you'll miss out if you don’t have kids??

All these questions will be tackled head on – without all the political, or parental, correctness!

More thought is often given to the car we buy then the decision to bring a child into this world. Yet having a child is the single most life altering thing you can do.

It’s time to discuss this subject logically and rationally. I welcome your comments, opinions, viewpoint, stories, or anything you would like to share.

Can Having a Baby Save Your Marriage?

“Maybe if we have a child. . .?” You may think it. You may say it. You may even believe it. Or, maybe you can’t admit you’re considering having a child to solve your marital problems.

If children come into the world with the burden of saving a marriage — as many do — they sense it. When problems continue — as nearly all do — children try and fix them. When the marriage dissolves — as it likely will — children feel responsible for it.

Is it fair to put such a burden on a child - to bring a baby into a family with the expectation of healing those that are responsible for caring for it? It’s a big load to put on such little shoulders.

A strong marriage can support a child - but a child can’t support a weak marriage.