Anyway, I don't know if any of yall caught it, but the story that had me up out of my seat and standing in the livingroon gawking at the tv was...
Hollywood women choosing to have their babies out of wedlock.
Wedlock..not a word you hear very often anymore. I was stunned that this topic would even make headlines now-a-days. I mean..What is that? Are we still in the fifties? Are these hollywood women so special that they should and be expected to adhere to "traditional" lifestyles?
When I think of the old fashioned phrase "born out of wedlock", I think of these poor children that are going to suffer from not having a two income family. The struggles the mother/teenager is going to have trying to handle it all alone. The strain it can put on system and grandparents as well. I think of all the unplanned pregnancies that happen all the time with young girls who are just mere babies themselves. I think of the educations that are lost due to economics forcing them to choose, money for the baby over staying in school.
Never do I think about the rich and famous adult women who have chosen to get pregnant and never do I worry over their childs well being. It's not like these women can't afford the best for their child. These woman have soo much money they can have a dozen children and never see a strain on their finances.
As for having a two parent life for the child, I can think of maybe a handful of people that have had the experience of having both "birth" parents in their lives, all there life. Most of the folks in my life have or have had (with the exception of my younger siblings) one, three and sometimes even four parents in their lives.
Why would it be soo important to have a baby in wedlock? Spend all that money on a wedding just because of a pregnancy and most likely even bigger money on a divorce. Not very many people actually stay married anymore anyway and hollywood folks are no exception.
I appluad these women who have the money to "choose" their futures. Not so many have that type of "freedom of choice".
3 comments:
I agree. It should be a matter of personal choice - I'm sure many will disagree, but much in this world is done with only a verbal agreement. Signed contracts on paper do not a commitment make, except in the eyes of the law.
In a perfect world...well, we don't live in a perfect world, do we?
I'm a bit old school in my views so I'll keep them to myself. But no a signed paper does not a commitment make. No one seems to be capable of commiting to anything anymore. That's the sad reality.
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Things are looked at a lot differently now than when we were teens. I think having both parents is important but less important if they are fighting. Then they are better off to have them both but separately.
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