This is an absolute pet peeve of mine: the framing of every single thing that happens regarding sex, sex roles, reproduction, etc. as 100% the result of a 100% free choice made by a woman who apparently exists in a frictionless vacuum --
https://twitter.com/kellyvhalen/status/1391558923786850306
Like, somebody *advocating for the inherent superiority of the 1950s-style patriarchal nuclear family* still acts like there's not a man involved.
Does he even want kids? Does he have a job that would comfortably pay all the family's bills if his wife doesn't work?
Does he even want kids? Does he have a job that would comfortably pay all the family's bills if his wife doesn't work?
How stable is his employment situation? Does his job provide healthcare? Does the couple want to live geographically near one of the sets of grandparents or any other extended family, and how does that affect their job/housing choices?
And what about the long-term financial health of the family? Sure, mom might want to quit her job when the kids are young, but by the time they're in high school, they don't need constant daily care, AND you might start wanting money to help them get through college.
This incredibly narrow focus on what young (under thirty) women are "choosing" to do regarding family & reproduction is both patriarchal and patronizing.
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