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October 22, 2013

Fecundophobia: The Growing Fear Of Children And Fertile Women

How “intensely weird” it is for an NFL player to be having his seventh kid.

Except that it isn’t weird at all for an NFL player to have his seventh kid. It’s only weird for an NFL player to have seven kids with his one wife. Take former Charger and current New York Jet Antonio Cromartie. He’s fathered at least 12 children with eight different women. -- the federalist

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 22, 2013 4:03 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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So it turns out that for untold millennia, most humans have had children solely because they had no choice. Men had unprotected sex with women, and babies were the result. The resulting unhappy families crowded into first towns, then cities, started feuds and wars, and generally made the world an unpleasant place.

The unhappy can now vote with their ovum and sperm -- and they are voting "no." After two or three generations, you would think that there would be very strong evolutionary pressure for those who think kids are nasty to die off. The fertile would inherit the Earth.

And that could be a good thing. To paraphrase Golda Meier (and then take her remarks way out of context), a world full of people who love their children more than they hate others and themselves might be a blessing.

It could be bad. The article already pointed out that downward population spirals rarely end well. Usually, it is because a low-tech fertile group moves in and takes over (we and the Europeans face our own unique versions of this problem). Another civilization-destroying scenario that occurs to me is that as populations shrink, societies will collapse under the weight of expensive and unused infrastructure. As much as Detroit saddens me, it has also provided me with some small glimmer of hope. For even in our most hopeless city, we Americans have shown little compunction about bulldozing countless blocks of abandoned structures. I fear that the Europeans and Japanese (especially the Japanese) will lack the will to imitate us.

For those who love children and families, don't lose hope. "Be fruitful and multiply," a bearded, patriarchal Deity once said. Despite all of the risks, the world is yours to gain. Despair will only lead us again to a world without love, laughter, and joy; where life is short, nasty and brutish; and where the only sounds are the growl of the predator and the bleating of prey.

Posted by: el baboso at October 22, 2013 6:14 PM

I am thinking of the 50 year old male nurse I work with who has fathered 13 children that I personally know of with 9 women and supports none of them.

He moved from Dallas 20 years ago, so who knows how many children he has fathered there. The women apply for local, state and national benefits and have never bothered him for money or really even to participate in the children's lives. Several of the women are hospital employees. I can easily believe the statistic of 73% out of wedlock black births .

Posted by: Grace at October 23, 2013 2:55 AM

Intelligent (notice I did not use the word 'wise') people tend to be overly fastidious and prize quiet and order. Many simply don't want the mess and disorder associated with children. Young women have told me they don't want to change 10,000 diapers. Also, many women don't want to 'get big.' That is a common expression they use.

One odd aspect of this trend is childless white people using shaming language against other childless white people for not having children.

Posted by: Lorne at October 23, 2013 6:17 AM

There is a point at which having kids does get a little excessive. I know a family with 11 kids and they're adopting another. There comes a point at which you have to realize your limitations in terms of energy and resources; you have to properly feed and educate and raise kids, and too many means you can't do it right.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at October 23, 2013 11:46 AM

The fear of children? What land are we now in? The Barony of Vulgaria?

Posted by: Mikey NTH at October 23, 2013 6:41 PM

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