Who else takes into account when deciding on more children the impacts of over population and pollution of our planet? Does anyone think about these things or is it just me? I have two children and would love to have another but I feel it would be wrong of me to bring another human into this world. Until we can better the future for our future generations I don’t want to bring another child into this mess 😔 at the same time it’s so hard because although trying to do the right thing in the big scheme of things, the now me really wants another one. I would love to know if there are others out there who feel the same?
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Yes, I think it’s important to factor in the environment and also what’s happening in the world when making a decision.
Would it stop me bring 1 child into the world, probably not, but I think when adding 2/3/4/5 + children it’s an important thing to consider.
I think many of us mistake a desire for a need and it’s important to weigh up my want against what’s happening in the world. Just like I do when I make other decisions in my life.
Don’t worry once Covid has finished wrecking havoc there will be a couple of million less people in the world.
I hate to sound terrible but covid is mostly fatal to elderly people, so it's not really affecting the population at all. That's why the theory that covid was created to control population is a joke, if anyone really wanted to do that they would release something that kills young people or affects fertility.
That’s what the vaccine is for! Approved today for 12-15 years old. Let’s see what the infertility rates are like in 10 years.
I would love to say you're a crack pot but unfortunately there's some truth there, nobody knows what the virus or the vaccine does to fertility or really anything else in the long term. It's all learning as we go which makes it scary.
Research the effect these vaccines are having on women’s menstrual cycles. I am not an anti vaxxer but something doesn’t sit right with me with these vaccines. I am relieved that my son is nearly 18 and can make his own choice.
Have you got some info on that? Seems like a strange side effect...
My daughter fell pregnant within a month of her 2nd AstraZeneca dose. She couldn't get pregnant before this and her and her partner had been trying for 8 years. Baby is well , healthy and thriving. Coincidence? Luck? Who knows. There's no real answers yet for any of it. At this stage i don't believe it affects menstrual cycles.
We actually do know that it won’t cause long term affects. The vaccine doesn’t stay in your body. No risk
At first I thought, how strange, what's the difference between that one extra, why did you think 2 is ok. Then I guess we all draw the line somewhere. I mean, when I see people with 12 kids I do think nobody needs to have that many and start to think about the knock on effect. So I guess we do all draw our line somewhere. Personally I would think a lot more about my own resources and ability to provide for the children I have. Honestly not having that one because of a line you've drawn in your head isn't going to change the world at all.
Every little thing adds up. One extra person each family decides not to add.
One eco friendly alliance makes no difference but you add all the eco friendly appliances together and that makes a difference.
You're not talking about one person per family. You're talking about one person only. One.
One person ends up having thousands of descendants
Yes exactly my first point, she already had 2. Maybe she already had the one that's going to have 12 kids. It's a strange place to decide to make the distinction to me.
You really think that you depriving yourself of the child you want is going to change the world? There are many other things you can do to make the world a better place. Like raising amazing humans, smart, kind compassionate who love the earth and respect it. Have the baby you want to have. Don’t look back with regret in 10 years.
No that’s not in my thought process but I only have 1 child so have another, make up for me only having one 😂
Think of it as bringing another child into the world to do good for the causes you strongly believe it. We need more kids with this understanding and to pass on their messages. I wouldn’t let it hold me back at all, if it’s what I really wanted.
Until the oil companies stop filling the oceans with caustic oil and killing all wildlife - no I won’t consider it. Or until the government stops mining our resources and giving them away - no. Until the huge manufacturing companies start making ethically produced materials and packaging - no. Until the governments stop chopping down our rain forests and forests - no. The problem with the environment is not me driving my kids to school in my car each day it’s the much larger scale environmental degradation that’s the problem. Have your children and teach them to act in favour of environment not against like the previous generations.
I have 2 children, recently split with their dad.
if I find someone who doesn't have kids, I may have a third. currently, no I dont want to add more. but if I do, I will be teaching them a way to create less pollution, growing things, using renewable stuff, creating less waste, not completely zero waste but help them become someone who is doing it imperfectly. because the more people who do it imperfectly, the planet has a better chance than say just a few people doing it perfectly.
a journey to zero waste on Facebook has helped me create less waste, which in turn, creates less pollution. using more natural things instead of chemicals for our water systems.
I hope this makes sense. I'm very bad at wording things and end up rambling 😅
good luck with your decision!!
I personally decided on just one, and sustainability was a part of that choice. But I think alot of families with heaps of kids do really bloody well with minimising waste ect. Their kids get alot of hand me downs and they used cloth nappies ect. I wasn't like that, I used disposable nappies, ect. So I would suggest life style is important when having more kids. Kids these days are waaaay more mindful of this stuff than my generation.
Nope why would I not have more children when the government is constantly over populating Australia and bringing in people that are having lots of children.