Originally posted by Vio&Juni
Let me not agree with all of you. How is this unfair to the child? She's given the most precious thing - life! There are so many younger mothers that do not live to see their children at 15 or 20yo. And so many others that would spend their energy on anything else than the child. I think it's only their decision and I am happy for them.
Yes, there are certainly times when younger mothers do not do a good job of raising their kids, give them up, or die young in accidents, etc.
However, this woman KNOWS she is not going to live to see much, if any of her child's adult life. And she consciously made that selfish choice.
She will be 85 years old when this child graduates from high school, if she even lives that long. She will most likely not live to see her daughter graduate from college, get married or have children of her own. She will most likely not be able to play tag or chase with this child. When this child should be getting ready for her junior prom, she might be staying home changing her elderly mother's diapers instead. Or instead of choosing a college, she might be choosing a nursing home.
The thing that makes this tragic is that this woman chose to do this, knowing full well that she will not be in her daughter's life very long. It's not a "maybe, maybe not" situation ... this woman WILL be dead before her daughter reaches her 30's.
Last edited by Twisterdog; 01-23-2005 at 01:34 PM.
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