Other than the obvious religous reasons why should I or why would I want to have kids? This world is full of so much hate, garbage, and evil that I don't want to subject anyone else to the pure evil that is running around in this world. I know that there are special spirits waiting to be my children but at the same time I find it very hard to want to raise children in today's society.
We live in a world where more and more things are becoming normal and accepted. Until it was brought to my attention I didn't realize all the trash and garbage that is on TV, in movies, and in music. I was absolutly apalled when I found out that the movie industry can leagally put partial nudity in a PG rated movie. Even G rated movies now tend to make some kind of inappropriate comment. We live in a society where it is ok to take an 8 year old child to a PG-13 movie that has sexual and drug related content and references. But its OK because that child won't know what it means. I was sitting next to a child in the movie Transformers 2 and he couldn't have been more than 9. He was laughing at inappropriate comments because everyone else in the theater was laughing. I figured that he didn't know what he was laughing about and it made me sad.
We live in a society where pornography, violence sex, and drugs are becoming more and more ok. Where people choose to live in a virtual world instead of the real world. Because the real world won't/doesn't or they don't think people will accept them for who they are.
Satan is becoming more and more powerful by the day and it is sad that it takes so little now to corrupt someone. That even a "harmless" video game or movie can seem so funny and so hilarious when I know that if it were to have been released when I was young, let alone my parents, there would have been quite a few thousand people outraged by what people are trying to subject us to.
Maybe I am living in a sheltered world but things are worse now than when I was a child. Maybe I shouldn't let that influence my decision on whether I have children. I know that I, as a parent, can choose what I subject my children to; but even then that is only limited. And then you get criticized by others because you "shelter" your children. Because, as it was pointed out to me, most kids now have cell phones so how, as a parent, are you supposed to monitor who you children are talking to and what kind of person they are. Let alone who they are spending time with.
I have a fear that if I do have children that they will be very sheltered because I don't want them to know and be tempted by all the evil things in this world that are becoming more and more accepted.
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It can be overwhelming at times, but like you said, we can (and should) shelter our children. You're going to be a great mom! This post is proof of that! Children are such a blessing, they bring a level of happiness and joy that nothing else in this life can even come close to. These spirits are strong, and as long as we do our best to teach them what's right, they're going to be okay. I find comfort in this statement from President Monson (April 2008 conference), "We are waging a war with sin, my brothers and sisters, but we need not despair. It is a war we can and will win. Our Father in Heaven has given us the tools we need in order to do so. He is at the helm. We have nothing to fear. He is the God of light. He is the God of Hope."
I would be lost without my children, they give me purpose and they bring so much joy to my life. Have children. Even if it's just for you, they're worth it. And they're going to be fine, this world is certainly wicked, but the Lord is stronger than Satan.
Good post, by the way. :)
Leah, thank you so much! That helps calm my fears and insecurities. I do want to have kids but sometimes I just wonder how evil the world will be when they have to start making their own decisions and its hard.
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