Eight Subjective Reasons for not Having Children

This is a list of unordered and very probably also incomplete reasons for not having children in Germany. Moreover, it is totally subjective and manipulated by medial coverage. Comparing real statistics you might find out how wrong some of these reasons are.

• supervision: Parents have to look after their children until they are 18. This is called Aufsichtspflicht and can lead to judicial consequences if the children do something illegal. You are e.g. guilty if your four-year old child plays in garden without being supervised and then leaves the garden.
• liability: Having a internet access at home you have to make sure that your child does not do anything illegal. Otherwise you as the owner of the access might be sued (if the real culprit cannot be found). This is e.g. a major problem with regard to copyright law.
• dislike against children: There have been several cases when people sued kindergartens because they did not want the noise of the children in their area. The kindergartens either had to leave the location or hide the children inside the house instead of letting them play in the garden. The same is valid for playgrounds.
• hatred in school: Childrens are faced with hatred and bullying in school nowadays. Having an intelligent child, there is a high possibility that it will be bullied due to its intelligence by the less smart ones. Teachers meanwhile try to ignore the problem as good as possible.
• stultification of society: Besides, you have to ask yourself if you want to rise a child in a society which is becoming more dumb. Either your child adapts to the stupidity or it will have problems finding close friends.
• future: Considering the reluctance of many people to put effort into their work and many limitations the state puts upon us, there is a high possibility that other states will overtake us. It is thus possible that a child in Germany would not have a good future.
• flexibility: You are often forced to be very flexible in industry. Of course this is not better in emerging countries, but it still is a problem for having children. On the one hand there are not enough places for children, on the other hand you should not stop working.
• youth violence: Do you really want your child to grow up in a world where there is youth violence all around? Especially lower class children (including both Germans and immigrants) tend to demolate mostly public property (windows, lamps, …). Besides, they also beat up and kill people who “look strange” (this is their answer) or want to help their victims.

Besides, these problems of course exist in many societies and can be dealt with. Where some of these problems do not exist, you will find other ones.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010