I have recently been notified that people are commenting on a particular post - I had nothing to do with the post, I didn't follow the OP, didn't like the post or comment on it or reblogged it. I have commented now that I've seen the post. I have no idea why I have been notified about this post when I have nothing to do with it. I'll show the post:
1) Other people's choice on their bodies and if they have children does not depend on your religion. For context, the person that posted this is a Roman catholic. They are using their religious beliefs in regards to others having children. While I personally respect religious freedom, and I appreciate my mutuals and real life friends who are religious. But this I do not respect.
2) This blog is pro choice. If you believe that abortion is murder, then don't get an abortion. That is your choice. But if a person is raped, or can't carry a baby full term, or has another reason for an abortion, then that is not your business. If you don't agree with this blog being pro choice, then block me.
3) If you think it's okay to raise a child that won't love, then that is selfish. A child does not deserve to be raised in a household that doesn't love them just because you wanted a child.
4) If you have a child knowing that it won't have a great life, then you're selfish. Having a child soley because you want company and someone to look after you when you're old, then you're selfish.
5) Not all suffering can be escaped. No child deserves an unhappy childhood. If you know you are going to give your child an unhappy childhood because you know you're not ready to be a parent, then that is selfish. If you intend on giving your child an unhappy childhood, then you do not deserve a child. It is not okay to pureposelly give your child an unhappy childhood. If you won't care about your child, then don't become a parent.
6) No, you can't predict the future. But you can try to be the best parent you can to your child. And if you know you can't be a good parent or give your child the best life you possibly can, then perhaps you're not ready for a child - and that's okay.
7) If someone else does not or can not have a child for whatever reason, that is their choice. Instead of being selfish and judging the world around you, mind your own business.
8) If you're pro-life you should be caring about the children that are already here, not a fetus that doesn't even exist as a child yet. If you care about the suffering of children, then you shouldn't be worried about a woman deciding not to have a child. You should be worried about the hundreds and thousands of children already born into poverty. The hundreds and thousands of children in the foster system. The hundreds and thousands of Indigenous children who have been taken away from their families and cultures. If you're prolife you should be caring about the children that are already here. The Roman Catholic church has no right to talk about the suffering of children when they caused so much suffering to Indigenous children and families. If the Roman Catholic church cared about the lives of children then they would have never done what they did. If you care about the life of children, an unborn fetus would never be a priority if you realised the suffering of children that already exist.
9) It is not your decision if someone keeps a child or not. If someone doesn't want to carry a child for whatever reason, that is not your choice. If it matters so much to you, then you should be helping them. Not judging. Someone might want to keep a child even if they have a disability, that's great and that's their choice. Another someone might not be able to do that. It's their choice.
