As a publicist, I receive media inquiries daily. Yesterday, I received the following:
Have you decided against having children or having additional
children because of the economy? If the economy has played a
major role in your decision about getting pregnant please email
me and you could be included in an upcoming story. Thank you -
Of course, I saw this as an opportunity to comment on a subject I often write about on this here blog - noting how John and I went through a financial disaster that we're still recovering from, how much kids cost, forgoing a honeymoon to buy a house, (that we lost), etc., etc. And of course, all of these factors contribute to our reluctance to have children. (I also saw it as an opportunity to pimp out my blog...not gonna lie).
Anyway, interestingly, the inquiry came from a journalist for CNN's Money site - where the following article came from - an article I read AFTER having responded to her inquiry - an article that made me shudder and realize that there is a decent chance that the economy may entirely preclude us from having children.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/10/news/economy/double_dip_recession_economy/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2
Good times.
In the meantime, while the 'to kid or not to kid' debate rages on, the CNN journalist is including me in her piece. Stay tuned!
(Photo from cnn.com)
If that were true (about the economy) I would wish it would have similar impact on moms with no job (or husband often) having 4+ kids and being on welfare or other public assistance.
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