Babies

You know, a big issue among most people in my generation who are sexually active would be the very important, life-altering question...

pregnant or not pregnant?

And while most of us nowadays seem to think ourselves bigger and smarter than birth control, I realise that more and more people are going without protection cos....

1) hello, where's the fun in non-spontaneity? (we'll see how much you like spontaneous with a baby bawling in the back seat.)

2) 7% GST - rising price of condoms. nuff said. Blame the government.

3) You can't stop, and lose the moment, can you?

**rolls eyes, x1000***

And so the next pertinent question when you've got a little something in that oven, would be....

abortion or no abortion?

I'll try and keep my opinions about abortions out of this post. However I think it's mighty sad when you have a choice, when the cause of your little predicament was probably just carelessness. You have that choice to keep that baby or not. You have the luxury of going either way; that luxury of choice.

At this age (my age, at least...) very few of us consider the couples who try and have that baby. That baby who just won't come. There's no choice there. There's no decision to keep or not. If it happens, whoopee, if not, well, I'm not even gonna try and explain that emotion.

Trying so hard to get pregnant, working at it constantly till you believe there's a baby, making plans for the wee tot, coming up with names, fighting about parenting methods, thinking about the position for the cot, wondering how to clean up to prepare for the baby's arrival, planning out finances, worrying about labour pain....

and then at month end, no baby.....

I think sometimes, it feels like the baby, although imaginary almost, has been taken away from you.

And that can give you an ache right down to your very core.