After conducting a couple of interviews I found that many of the people I interviewed had somewhat negative thoughts on birth and becoming a parent. It wasn't something that appealed to them. "I would be more eager to have children if it wasn't so painful" many of them spoke about the process of being pregnant and giving birth that scared them or they were uncomfortable with. To them it seemed raising children wasn't going to be easy whether they wanted them or not "kids require patience and because of the career I want I'm not going to have the time." this particular friend didn't want children because she saw them as getting in the way of what she wants out of life. Raising children can be a full time job and require a lot of your attention " some people shouldn't have children because they don't know how to put themselves second." This brings up the issue that once you decide to have children you're life changes and it's not going to be about you anymore ,but the child.
I think that a lot of us get our perceptions of birth and how to raise children from what we see on TV. The media influences a lot of our expectations of birth that might not be reality. As well as other peoples experiences and personal experience that affects the way we look at birth and the possibility of having children someday.
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