What do you THINK is your birthright?

Sometimes I feel slightly curious as to why people have children… Let’s rule out all the ‘accidents’ caused by irresponsible individuals. Do these people out there actually worry about the extinction of the human population? Or the fact that when they die, there will actually be someone who will be carrying their family names – is having a child merely an obligation to some of us?

Or do we pro-create simply because we just love children?

I know a lot of people who change once they have children – not too long ago, they are once selfish and doesn’t give a sh*it about anyone except themselves. Suddenly, they turn into these loving and selfless beings, all in the name of their child.

It’s amazing how being a parent can completely transform a person.

Someone once told me that before he had kids, he worked for himself – he spends on what he wants and does whatever he wants. But once his first child came into this world, he feels as if he has a sense of purpose in life and now works hard for the sake of his children’s future.

It makes me furious when some children think that it’s their birthright to demand things from their parents when they know well enough that it is not within their parents’ means – this is especially rampant in Asian society.

These children are spoilt and there is no one to be blamed except for their parents. Is there really a need for an 8-year-old to get a mobile phone? Or a high school girl to own a Louis Vuitton schoolbag? Is it necessary for an 18-year-old to drive to college? And the most ironic of them all is how does someone who is already working dare to ask their parents’ for money?

For their Western counterparts, the children are normally independent of their parents once they finish high school. If they decide to further their studies, a majority of them are expected to get part time jobs to support themselves through college. Or maybe if their parents are wealthy enough, they can consider taking a loan from their parents.

And I’m not sure whether these spoilt brats realize that some mothers actually dump their newborns within minutes after they were born.

Some children are not aware of how lucky they are compared to millions of children around the world. Instead, they complain, moan and whine when their material needs are not fulfilled by their parents.

I hope that someday, my children will learn to be thankful for a chance to be born into this world, for the food on the table, the roof on top of their heads, the shirts on their backs, and more importantly the unconditional love given to them.

“Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.” – Bill Cosby

A future mommy,