I never said men are needed for sperm, in fact the contrary nowadays. Dave made it sound like we need men for their sperm. The real purpose of men and women on the planet is to procreate. Why would you be given that ability if it were not meant to continue life? But if men want to “withhold” their sperm, women are not stuck w/not having children. There are options out there. That makes the “need” for a man gone.
I will concede that raising a child single is extremely difficult and not a conscious decision I would make. I would say the greatest deterrent is financial. If you have money, you can get all the help necessary.
I also never said that marriage doesn’t matter. I think that when two people love each other and marry it is a beautiful thing and they are blessed.
It is great when couples can overcome problems. It does teach perserverence. That happy ending doesn’t always happen when someone is pigheadded (no offense to piggs at all) Some chronic alcholics or people who are generally unhappy w/their lives who abuse others will never see the light or get help for themselves.
I would not condemn women to continue to stay in that kind of relationship and subject themselves and children to that kind of danger physically, emotionally or psychologically. It is traumatic and unhealthy. To stay and enables the person who is sick to continue as is. No motivation to get help.
I did not mean in anyway to diminish men by any of my comments. Wanting and loving men for all their good is worth it.
Edit – I do not think the government should subsidize families. I have said I don’t have children of my own, circumstances and decisions and “fate” in my life, but at the same time, I would not want my tax dollars supporting women who chose to have children – – any more than I would want my tax dollars paying for someone who made the decision to buy a house they couldn’t afford. Cold-hearted as it may sound. I made a difficult decision. I’m not going to be penalized for it and reward someone else, whether it be house or kids. If a woman makes a decision to buy a house on her own or have a kid on her own, she best well be sure she can afford it.
