LMAO! Now that's funny!

I was just talking to my Husband about something similar today. In our families, each generation is having fewer and fewer children. For instance, our grandparents had 5+ children each. Our parents had, on average, 2 children each. Our generation (siblings, cousins) had, on average, 1 child each. My children have no interest in having children of their own, which is just fine by me!

This isn't just happening in Europe. It's happening everywhere. My Husband and I think it's possibly because the role of women has changed significantly over the past 50 years or more. No longer are women "only good for raising children and keeping house".

Also, because of the economy,...

LMAO! Now that's funny!

I was just talking to my Husband about something similar today. In our families, each generation is having fewer and fewer children. For instance, our grandparents had 5+ children each. Our parents had, on average, 2 children each. Our generation (siblings, cousins) had, on average, 1 child each. My children have no interest in having children of their own, which is just fine by me!

This isn't just happening in Europe. It's happening everywhere. My Husband and I think it's possibly because the role of women has changed significantly over the past 50 years or more. No longer are women "only good for raising children and keeping house".

Also, because of the economy, most households require that both parents work, so many families are choosing to have less children because they can't afford more.

The only place where you're seeing an increase in children, are the places where religion dictates how women live their lives.

Oh, and for the record, in the generations since (and including) our grandparents, there have been 2 people who are considered secular (both of us Atheist). All the rest have been, and still are, bible-thumping religious zealots.