In our producer Claire McInerny’s experience, there are three ways people respond to the question: “Do you want kids?”
The first is something like: “Yes! I’ve always wanted them, always envisioned myself as a parent.” These are the people who have names picked out and love imagining their partner in the role of parent. They daydream about making pancakes on Saturday mornings and creating Christmas traditions unique to their little family.
The second response is: “Naw, that’s not for me.” These people are either not interested in parenting or have different goals for their time and money. They might consider it briefly but then they adopt three dogs and go to Italy every two years because they can. And they’re good with that.
The third response doesn’t have a pithy summary. There might be a desire to have a family or a love of children, but there’s also big hangups. Those might have to do with biology, health, their partner or lack of partner, money, politics or a million other reasons.
Claire has this third response, and it’s fairly new to her. She unpacks this (and more) in “Should I Have Kids?”
There Isn't Always A Pithy Summary
There Isn't Always A Pithy Summary
There Isn't Always A Pithy Summary
In our producer Claire McInerny’s experience, there are three ways people respond to the question: “Do you want kids?”
The first is something like: “Yes! I’ve always wanted them, always envisioned myself as a parent.” These are the people who have names picked out and love imagining their partner in the role of parent. They daydream about making pancakes on Saturday mornings and creating Christmas traditions unique to their little family.
The second response is: “Naw, that’s not for me.” These people are either not interested in parenting or have different goals for their time and money. They might consider it briefly but then they adopt three dogs and go to Italy every two years because they can. And they’re good with that.
The third response doesn’t have a pithy summary. There might be a desire to have a family or a love of children, but there’s also big hangups. Those might have to do with biology, health, their partner or lack of partner, money, politics or a million other reasons.
Claire has this third response, and it’s fairly new to her. She unpacks this (and more) in “Should I Have Kids?”
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