Well, when my mother was seven, her father died. That Christmas, with no food on the table and nothing to burn on the fire, the family walked the streets because it was the only way of getting warm.
I don't think missing out on Seaworld was at the forefront of her mind although fast food (had it existed) would almost certainly have been.
It's a matter of perspective. Just because someone else's kid doesn't have what you think your kids should have, it doesn't give you the right to comment. If you do want to comment then perhaps you should do something about deprived kids (in your own country and in others). Perhaps donate time and money to charity rather than whinge about it on a website.
I'm sorry your mother had to endure that, but this is now, that was then. Of course it makes the child appreciate life so much more. But the difficulties they have to face each and every single day should not be so in this day and age. This is 2010. No one should have to ask their mommy and daddy for gas money,friends for bill money, etc. The child has only 6 or so shirts for crying out loud, they live in a tiny house..she doesnt want to work and now she wants another child. She will not be able to pay for anything with the new child or very little. Also, to add to your little charity comment, I do donate to charity. Have done so for the past 4 years. I'm a very concerned friend and I care about the well being of others. I'm sorry, that must be such a downfall.
I accept what you say but I still think it's a matter of perspective. If taken worldwide, it's very definitely a matter of perspective. Living in a house with a car and clothes is, genuinely, something the minority of people on this planet have. I don't know what country you're in but there's a poverty line in even the richest countries, with people homeless and hopeless and lost.
You are arguing at the very highest end of the spectrum, and I think it's a little small-minded. To most of the world, it's a little like Bill Gates criticising Donald Trump for buying his child a 200ft yacht instead of a 250ft yacht. Because, to most of the world, you and I are the equivalent of Bill Gates.
All that aside, I understand that this is an individual case for concern for you, but while the child isn't malnourished, social deprived, or in danger of life-threatening disease due to infected water, a little boredom may just fire their imagination in other ways, rather than be responsible to others to constantly provide entertainment for them.
I understand how and what you're thinking, but the more simple idea is this..If they can't afford to raise another child even if they want one terribly so, why chance it now? If she really wants another, she can work. I just feel they will go into debt if she has another. Thats pretty much what will happen and her entire family will suffer when it could have been prevented. It's just so sad and so preventable, you know?
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Well, when my mother was seven, her father died. That Christmas, with no food on the table and nothing to burn on the fire, the family walked the streets because it was the only way of getting warm.
I don't think missing out on Seaworld was at the forefront of her mind although fast food (had it existed) would almost certainly have been.
It's a matter of perspective. Just because someone else's kid doesn't have what you think your kids should have, it doesn't give you the right to comment. If you do want to comment then perhaps you should do something about deprived kids (in your own country and in others). Perhaps donate time and money to charity rather than whinge about it on a website.
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I'm sorry your mother had to endure that, but this is now, that was then. Of course it makes the child appreciate life so much more. But the difficulties they have to face each and every single day should not be so in this day and age. This is 2010. No one should have to ask their mommy and daddy for gas money,friends for bill money, etc. The child has only 6 or so shirts for crying out loud, they live in a tiny house..she doesnt want to work and now she wants another child. She will not be able to pay for anything with the new child or very little. Also, to add to your little charity comment, I do donate to charity. Have done so for the past 4 years. I'm a very concerned friend and I care about the well being of others. I'm sorry, that must be such a downfall.
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I accept what you say but I still think it's a matter of perspective. If taken worldwide, it's very definitely a matter of perspective. Living in a house with a car and clothes is, genuinely, something the minority of people on this planet have. I don't know what country you're in but there's a poverty line in even the richest countries, with people homeless and hopeless and lost.
You are arguing at the very highest end of the spectrum, and I think it's a little small-minded. To most of the world, it's a little like Bill Gates criticising Donald Trump for buying his child a 200ft yacht instead of a 250ft yacht. Because, to most of the world, you and I are the equivalent of Bill Gates.
All that aside, I understand that this is an individual case for concern for you, but while the child isn't malnourished, social deprived, or in danger of life-threatening disease due to infected water, a little boredom may just fire their imagination in other ways, rather than be responsible to others to constantly provide entertainment for them.
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I understand how and what you're thinking, but the more simple idea is this..If they can't afford to raise another child even if they want one terribly so, why chance it now? If she really wants another, she can work. I just feel they will go into debt if she has another. Thats pretty much what will happen and her entire family will suffer when it could have been prevented. It's just so sad and so preventable, you know?
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I so agree. Its selfish of her to not sacrifice her time to contribute to the family financially and change their status to in debt to okay.