tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446190404043833831.post8802271153960586935..comments2023-11-02T09:01:07.944-04:00Comments on Kay Steiger: Birth Control Backlash?Kay Steigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09366285915703503466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446190404043833831.post-38626980926499065032010-12-04T13:44:30.464-05:002010-12-04T13:44:30.464-05:00While I would agree that maternity and paternity l...While I would agree that maternity and paternity leave are good things, I'm not too sure that they affect the choice of child-bearing that much, seeing how countries like Sweden have significantly higher ages of first birth.<br />A lot of that may have to do with class-based differences, though, and the higher rate of poverty in the US which makes it more difficult to compare.AndersHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030448159803209740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446190404043833831.post-28153265249148084782010-12-03T12:09:32.662-05:002010-12-03T12:09:32.662-05:00Oh no, I didn't mean that at all...I liked you...Oh no, I didn't mean that at all...I liked your post. I'm just frustrated that people out there are still beating this same dead horse.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590443839479686201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446190404043833831.post-40169649679616824592010-12-03T09:45:45.894-05:002010-12-03T09:45:45.894-05:00You're totally right that the basic premise is...You're totally right that the basic premise is stupid. So many others had made that point that I didn't want to spend too much time on it. I guess I should've done a better job of talking about it.Kay Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366285915703503466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446190404043833831.post-74942301830182917162010-12-02T18:19:40.926-05:002010-12-02T18:19:40.926-05:00Even taking into account the fact that segment of ...Even taking into account the fact that segment of the population this argument applies to is tiny, it's still crap. It implies that it would have been better if those late-30s moms would have had (unwanted) babies earlier. Really? REALLY???<br /><br />I had my first child at 34 and my second at 36 (I'm 39 now). I had difficulty getting and staying pregnant, and both of the successful pregnancies I had had complications. Even knowing all of that, if I had it to do over again, I'd still take the pill throughout my 20s. A baby at 25, when I had low-paying jobs and not enough rank to be able to get the time off I needed, would not have been any better.<br /><br />This tired old argument needs to die already.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590443839479686201noreply@blogger.com