Isitfairtohavekidswhenyoucan'taffordthem?Somesaythosejoblessorthoselivinginpovertyshouldnothavechildrenbecausetheywon'tbeabletoprovidethemwithproperlivingstandardandeducation.Ourforumreaderssharetheiropinionsonthisissueandyouarewelcometoshareyours.Ysyaileen(China)It'sunfair.Somefamiliesinruralareashavemanykidsandthemainreasonisthattheywantsons.Manymotherswon'tstopgettingpregnantuntiltheygivebirthtosons,whichdefinitelyaddsadditionalfinancialburdenonthepoorfamiliesandthesechildrenmaylackparentalloveaswellasbettereducation.What'sworse,somegirlspossiblyareforcedtodropoutofschoolduetopoverty.Thedrunkingpig(China)IamateacherinBeijing.SomestudentsinmyclassfellfarbehindtheotherssoIcalledtheirparentsinthehopethattheywouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids'schoolingwhentheyareathome.Butsomeparentssaidtheywerebusywiththeirworkandtheirsalarieswerenotenoughtofindaprivatetutororsendtheirkidstoafter-schooleducationalinstitutions.Isuggestpeopleshouldnothavekidsiftheycan'tgivethemenoughcareandofferthemgoodlivingstandardandeducation.EmillyZhang(China)Therearesomanyyoungandevenmiddle-agedcouplesstrugglingforbetterlifeinbigcitieswhethertheyhavechildrenornot.Problemsalsoemergeifcouplesdon'thavebabiesuntiltheycanleadthelifetheywant.Itusuallytakesfiveorevenmoreyearsforyoungcouplestohavethecapabilitytogivetheirchildrenfirst-classlivingandeducationcondition,butthentheywouldbeintheir30sandit'salittlelateforwomentohavebabies.Besides,mostparentswanttogivetheirkidsthebesttheycaneveniftheyarenotabletodoitinthepresentsituation.CitizenL(US)Thereisanoldsaying"Ifyoucan'tfeedthem,don'tbreedthem".Manypeoplewhoareworkinghaveputoffhavingchildrenuntiltheycanaffordthem.Manycouldaffordtohaveachildiftheyweren'tlosingsomuchoftheirpaycheckstosupportthosewhofeeltheyshouldhaveasmanychildrenastheywant,onsomeoneelse'sdime.Itistimetoberesponsible.Whatisthepointofbringingupachildinpoverty,whichisaprettymiserablelife?titan0titanfall(Cannada)Therearemanyexamplesthatshowthatchildrenwhogrowupinpoorfamiliescanstillexcelintheirschoolandbecomepartofthesociety’selite.Besides,manyChinesethinkthatchildrenwhoarebroughtupinfamiliesthatdon’thavelargeamountsofmoneyarebetterpreparedtodealwithproblemsintheiradultlifethanchildrenwhogrowupinwealth.james14(UK)Moneyisnotthegreatestthingyoucangiveachild.Youcanalsogivehim/herethics,love,truth,andcare,tonameafewthings.Unemploymentbenefit,welfare,andMedicaidprovidefinancialaid.Ithinkthatakidwillbehappierlovedandinpovertythanunlovedandrich.Ifallpoorparentshaddisagreedwiththispollandavoidedhavingchildren,theworldwouldhavebeendeprivedofmanyamazingpeople.Peopledoriseoutofpoverty.Casseopeia(Thailand)Everywomanshouldhavethefreedomtogivebirth.Fairornot,womenshouldbeabletodecideforthemselves(+husband)iftheydowantachild.Onecannotcriticizefamiliesforwantingachildiftheydonothavethenecessarymeansforkeepingitalive.Givingthebabyachancetoliveismoreresponsiblethanpreventingitfromeverseeinglight.
