<<How many children do you want to have?

作者:ritachen
人气值:10 回复数：2 发表时间：2006-10-10 17:15
I met with many friends and their children during my stay in my hometown in the past golden week.Many friends have a boy respectively, but almost all of them told me that they wanted to have a daughter,in spite of the fact that it is our country's policy that one couple is only allowed bearing one child.
They said one boy and one girl meant good(好), and they thought it would be better for children's growth if two children lived together.

I don't want to comment on the policy that one couple is only allowed bearing one child. I am just thinking how people don't consider their income when they want to have more children? Many friends of mine are just functionaries,they just earn enough to support a small family of three people.Don't they consider the cost raising a child? Moreover, raising a child not only means giving him/her enough to eat and to wear, but giving him/her good education and good care...all this needs money and a lot of energy.

I asked one friend who had a boy of six years old:"are you sure you can give your children good education once you have one more child?" "I'm not sure.I can be sure of many things. But I think giving her life is the most important thing I can do."

What can I say at this?!>>

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Edited version:
I met many friends and their children during my stay in my hometown in the past golden week. Many friends have one son, but almost all of them told me that they wanted to have another daughter, in spite of the fact that it is our country's policy that one couple is allowed bearing only one child.
They said one boy and one girl would make up the Chinese character (好), and they thought it would be better for their children's growth if two children lived together.

I don't want to comment on the policy that one couple is allowed bearing only one child. I am just thinking why people don't consider their income when they want to have more children. Many friends of mine are just low-income people; they just earn enough to support a small family of three people. Why don't they consider the cost raising a child? Moreover, raising a child does not mean giving him/her enough to eat and to wear only, but giving him/her good education and good care as well...all this needs money and a lot of energy.

I asked one friend who had a six-year-old boy this - "Are you sure you can give your children good education when you have one more child?" "I cannot be sure of too many things. But I think giving her life is the most important thing I can do."

What can I say to this?!