Inilahad ni Jaynard, part ng graduating class ng Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering sa University of the Philippines-Los Baños, ang pinanggalingan ng masakit at mabigat niyang hugot.
SKL.. yung mga seminar before wedding dito sa atin ang family planning model is GOD FFS. I dont think Im ready to raise a child pero tangina yung iba apat na and they are barely on minimum wage di ko alam pano naiisip ng ibang tao na kaya na nila ng ganyang responsibilidad with that amount of money.
May isa kami pre-wedding seminar na inattendan that was 8am-5pm. I was so sleepy the entire time and my attention was piqued momentarily by a couple who actually had an interesting story to tell. Namatay daw panganay nila na anak at nasunugan ng bahay and I was really looking forward to hear them explain how they were able to recover, and the wife just said "awa ng diyos nakaraos kami" and I suddenly went flaccid.
Pero in fairness, nakakatawa mga ibang pari. Some of them understand the irony of being celibates yet being asked to give advice on family but they do it anyway kasi they committed to it. I can at least respect that.
Im not saying it's not their right but it is totally irresponsible. Medyo malayo naman na yung eugenics. You are in your right to do what you want so long as you dont hurt people in the process. This does not have an immediate effect but irresponsibly having children just hurts everyone involved.
Raising a child should be treated as a privelege not a right.
Logically, it makes sense. I don't agree with it, though. Not only because it's classist that makes childbirth exclusive to those who are privileged, but it eliminates the poor from having a 50/50 shot at improving their living conditions.
Yung lola ko kasi walang trabaho tapos lolo ko naman public school teacher sa probinsya. But they were able to make it work and raise/send 5 kids to college — they all ended up having good jobs and other than my mom (who chose to remain behind), her other siblings migrated, turning them from walang-wala to middle class and even rich. So, while hit or miss yung strategy na mag-anak (ng mag-anak) ng breadwinner, I can see why the poorest of the poor continue to do it.
Puno ng hugot yung mga graduation speeches no? Kakasawa na yung cliche against-all-odds success story and work-towards-the-bright-future call to action na walang insights sa problems ng society. Panalo yung ganito walang denial sa problema.
Kunsabagay, ang daming kalat lilinisin natin kasama ng mga susunod na batches. Di malilinis yun kung di nakikita or idedeny lang.