recently, a friend of my mom had a new baby boy, her second child. together with her first girl she and her husband now has the word ‘GOOD’ (Note: the chinese character ‘GOOD’ is composed of the character girl followed by the character boy). husband & wife. daughter & son. perfect family. well, perfect to some people.
unlike most of my girl friends, i have no ‘love’ for kids. i don’t hate them, but i definitely don’t want to have one of them in the near future. i have to admit that kids are gifts from god, little angels that can bring happiness to the world. however, i also believe that they can bring just as much pain (from giving birth) and sadness (when they yell back and don’t listen to you).
yes, call me selfish. i love being free, being able to spend every dollar i make on clothes & jewelry, being able to travel around the world... aren’t these the rights of the people in their 20s? or even in their 30s, 40s, or 50s?
it would be ideal if the definition of a perfect family is refined to be husband & wife driving a nice european car living in a loft with a view. of course, in reality, the mothers & fathers-in-law will never approve it. and me, living in reality, will become a member of a typical perfect family some day.
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