tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907216.post3600528981726479900..comments2024-03-22T22:39:49.773-05:00Comments on I don't know, but . . .: What could go wrong?jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907216.post-10440402939227409122012-07-05T17:30:57.889-05:002012-07-05T17:30:57.889-05:00I strongly agree. Postponing means less energy, w...I strongly agree. Postponing means less energy, which means increasing guarantee of only one child, two at most. There is a difference between choosing 1-2 as a couple's preferred option and backing themselves into that corner. Technical ability to conceive is one factor, willingness another. It isn't the smaller number of children that worries me, it is the encouragement to rationalise - which we all do pretty well on our own.<br /><br />No one should construe this as an attempt to not allow people to make this choice. My discouragement of this is intended to be persuasive only. It's just too easy to lie to yourself and say there are no consequences, and you'll be a better parent later. Maybe not.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.com