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And if they are family people, the interests shift more toward child-friendly amenities too.
I don't buy this theory. Just because a family has a child doesn't mean everyone's life should circle around the child, and everything they do should be "child/family friendly", which essentially means boring. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a child?
I don't buy this theory. Just because a family has a child doesn't mean everyone's life should circle around the child, and everything they do should be "child/family friendly", which essentially means boring. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a child?
When you have 9 babies then yes, your life will revolve around the little ones.
special plusses don't have to come with high price tag. There are lot of free and cheap plusses in big cities. Free concerts, free festivals and events etc..
Correct, but a lot of people aren't necessarily into that stuff - free or not. It's often not a question of money, but a question of interest IMO.
I don't buy this theory. Just because a family has a child doesn't mean everyone's life should circle around the child, and everything they do should be "child/family friendly", which essentially means boring. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a child?
Whether people want to accept it or not, your life does revolve around your child, even if you have one. The problem is that people like to strictly define what "child friendly" truly is. To some its having a yard, large home, living in a zero crime suburb. To others it is living in an urban area and introducing and including your child in your own personal interests, when they are age appropriate.
Children are more adaptable and tougher than we give them credit for. They assume that they cant be exposed to the day to day life of the city and they assume they cant move around with ease. You pick children up and put them in a situation, they will surprise you. Actually they adapt alot faster than adults who are stuck in their ways.
At the end of the day each family is unique and choosing to live either an urban or suburban life is their personal choice. But they are both equally "child friendly" in their own ways.
When you have 9 babies then yes, your life will revolve around the little ones.
if having kids means you sacrifice too much of the joy of your life, then I question the decision to have them in the first place. We are not rats and don't live to procreate. 9 kids is unimaginable anything above 3 is pretty crazy and essentially means 20 years of your prime age is wasted in trivial household chores.
Correct, but a lot of people aren't necessarily into that stuff - free or not. It's often not a question of money, but a question of interest IMO.
It always comes down to interests. Even in the most cosmopolitan, cultured, diverse cities you can find the most provincial, narrow minded people. In the most homogeneous, plain jane cities you can always find cultured, open minded folks.
Whether people want to accept it or not, your life does revolve around your child, even if you have one. The problem is that people like to strictly define what "child friendly" truly is. To some its having a yard, large home, living in a zero crime suburb. To others it is living in an urban area and introducing and including your child in your own personal interests, when they are age appropriate.
Children are more adaptable and tougher than we give them credit for. They assume that they cant be exposed to the day to day life of the city and they assume they cant move around with ease. You pick children up and put them in a situation, they will surprise you. Actually they adapt alot faster than adults who are stuck in their ways.
At the end of the day each family is unique and choosing to live either an urban or suburban life is their personal choice. But they are both equally "child friendly" in their own ways.
Yeah. We've always kept our kids with one foot in the adult world (within reason) and haven't excluded them from stuff and experiences simply because some people don't consider them to be kid-friendly.
We've travelled to lots of countries around the world that are infamous for not being kid-friendly (or at least kid-practical) and it was perfectly fine.
My kids have eaten dinner at midnight in South America when they were barely into elementary school age.
They are now a bit older but we still go to restaurants fairly late around where we live and even on schoolnights we sometimes come back home from a family dining outing at 9:30 or so. (Luckily we live close to the school so they don't have to get up too early in the morning.)
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anything above 3 is pretty crazy and essentially means 20 years of your prime age is wasted in trivial household chores.
