Wow, so much for posting twice a week. I guess it's better to post less frequently than to post inane, vapid ramblings, unless that's what my readers are into. I could totally go vapid. Say the word!
I went to the funeral for my great uncle, James Wells, today. He led an amazing life - WWII vet, taught in Africa, spoke multiple languages. Truly a Renaissance man. He was one of 14 children - 14! Can you even imagine that? His mother had 15 babies, but sadly one died as an infant. Today if someone had 14 children you know she'd be fending offers from numerous reality TV producers. But back then, it's just what people did. They had babies, some died, hopefully most lived & you raised them. My father is one of eight siblings, nine if you include his sister who died a couple of weeks old. That was the norm. It's so different today. People make different lifestyle choices, get married later in life, some choose how many children they want before they ever think of conceiving.
My husband & I talk about having children & what we think/hope our kids will be like, but we're not rushing into having babies. I look forward to being a mother & hopefully it will happen sooner than later but I also want us to enjoy our new married life before the babies come & change everything. Like I said, today parenthood is vastly different today than in the early 1900s when my grandparents were born.
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