Friday, May 25, 2007

Parenting License

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I have for a long time now, wanted for Humans to need a License to have Children. Even though this raises some issues concerning the boundaries of human rights. The idea is that basically, like getting a Drivers License, you would have to pass a certain amount of Tests. Concerning your Mental Health, Basic Knowledge about Child Psychology, including the Mental/Emotional stages of it's Development, and knowing how to recognise various types of Problems in a Child. As well as information about the costs of having a Child. Applicants would have to earn a determined minimum level of wealth to be Eligible.

Ironically, our society demands that humans pass certain tests to be able to drive because if they aren't able to fulfill these requirements, they would be a danger to other drivers, other humans... And in a way, letting a human have children without making sure he/she is a capable parent, is also endangering the life of at least one other human, possibly even other humans...

It enrages me to know how many humans have children irresponsibly... Too many don't realise that having children is expensive, as well as the more children you have, the less attention and/or money their is available to each of them. In developing countries, it is very common for Parents to have as many children as possible... Mainly for two reasons: 1: In the past there was a high mortality rate among children, but since we've generously given everyone vaccines against what was the main cause of these moralities, and the habit hasn't changed, the Families are now larger and larger... I would like to stress, that I still agree with giving these vaccines, because it is just too cruel to stand by and do nothing, however with my Free Birth Control idea, the aspect of the "overly large family" problem can be solved. 2. In developing countries the state doesn't provide you with a pension, and the poor think that the more Children they have, the better their chances are at having at least one that will be able to take care of them in old age... Actually I think the odds are better if they only have one. By having only One child, the chances for him/her to be able to get a higher education etc, are better...

Otherwise, I HATE women who want to have kids just because "aaaawh how cute"... A Child is not a Toy. It is a real Thinking, Feeling Being... Stop having children because you feel like "playing house"... I also believe that a lot of women are only Good mothers while the Child is a Baby... As soon as it's not Cute anymore... Let's just watch some Soap or "Operah"... After all... It's just soooo much more important than my Child's well being... A child isn't like a plant, it needs more than just some water & light in other words food & shelter...

If you really feel the NEEEED to be "Motherly"/"Fatherly" get a Job in a day Care Center... And please don't have one because your biological clock is ticking... Possibly, find a way to get some eggs stored in case one day the time is right... Or just don't forget about it... Stop, being Socially brainwashed into thinking that you've failed your life, if you never have children...

I also hate the expression, "As long as there's Love all will be well"... It's just entirely false... Because, the Naive souls who believe in that stuff, also don't realize the costs of having a Child, and soon enough that Child can almost represent the cause of their financial problems, and the Love... Well Let's just hope it doesn't die off, or gets suffocated by the extra bills...

Oh, and don't forget the problem of overpopulation that our planet faces. Basically, each child that is brought into this world is one more polluter that's gonna foul up this/our planet just a little bit more, especially if he lives in a Western "civilized" country. I would also like to mention that it is said to often be the case that, in poor Social classes, where Criminality is present in the Child's environment, he/she will not only be a extra Polluter, but there is also a strong probability that he/she will end up being a criminal.

I just consider that some Humans, are just not fit to be Parents, and just don't have the Personality/Mental abilities and/or financial means to be good Parents, and should therefor not be allowed to have children. However, in our present context, the parenting License doesn't exist, So, all I can do is suggest that if it isn't a planned Pregnancy, I would opt for an Abortion, or if for religious reasons Abortion is not an option, give up the Child for adoptions would be best, it's chances of a good life will be Incredibly Higher (Adoptive Parents undergo quite a bit of evaluations before being Eligible... Ironically I think it's kind of like the tests I would want all Humans to undergo to be Eligible to receive a Parenting License.)


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