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To: epicure who wrote (93751)	1/17/2005 11:57:23 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) of 108807

That is an interesting article, Ionesco. I cannot see the conservative U.S. government giving tax credits or anything else to help women stay home with their children. It would be totally out of character! There are western European countries that actually value children and believe societal health is based on healthy families that give 2-3 year PAID maternity leaves. However, in America you are pretty much on your own as a woman unless your husband/partner makes enough for you to stay home and take care of your babies/young children. I do think most Americans are way too materialistic, and many young families who think they need two incomes could survive on one during those years. But another complicating factor is the high price of homes--many families have very large mortgages. I think mid- to late-twenties is the ideal age to have children, but there are so many factors, as the article points out, keeping women from having children during these prime years. We have a couple of female family friends who would have been really excellent mothers but just didn't find the right man to settle down with. Bad timing often has a lot to do with women not having children, and it is really sad.

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