Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Family Myth!
The myth that intrigued me for this week's reading and learning in class was that the birth rate during the baby boom was 6-8 kids a woman. MYTH!!!! Looking at the facts and the research that people have done during this time and after it is very interesting. There are many people during that time that definitely think that every woman was having too many kids. Where in fact, there was only about 2.7 kids per woman. This was not much higher than the 2.3 from before.
I gave an example of class about my father. He comes from a family of 11 children. Thinking about this absolutely astounds me sometimes. I honestly can't imagine having so many siblings or so many children. He was born during the baby boom and he has told me before that people used to not be nice about it. They would criticize his parents and his family because there were so many children in it. I just think that this is so awful!! Apparently people were focusing on false information and the book that told everyone that there is not enough room or resources for all of these people to live on this Earth.
The most interesting fact out of all of this to me was that we have billions of people on this Earth today, yet we can all live together on the country of England. It makes it seem like there are so many selfish people on this Earth thinking that they do not need to have any kids or that 1 is enough. Personally, I do not know if I am going to be up to the 6-8 limit, but I do know that I will be having as many kids as I should with my soon to be husband and the Lord. It takes all three of us to make that decision.
I gave an example of class about my father. He comes from a family of 11 children. Thinking about this absolutely astounds me sometimes. I honestly can't imagine having so many siblings or so many children. He was born during the baby boom and he has told me before that people used to not be nice about it. They would criticize his parents and his family because there were so many children in it. I just think that this is so awful!! Apparently people were focusing on false information and the book that told everyone that there is not enough room or resources for all of these people to live on this Earth.
The most interesting fact out of all of this to me was that we have billions of people on this Earth today, yet we can all live together on the country of England. It makes it seem like there are so many selfish people on this Earth thinking that they do not need to have any kids or that 1 is enough. Personally, I do not know if I am going to be up to the 6-8 limit, but I do know that I will be having as many kids as I should with my soon to be husband and the Lord. It takes all three of us to make that decision.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
First Time Blogger
First of all, to Professor Williams, I wanted to thank you for the quote you got from Spencer W. Kimball. "Your journal is your autobiography, so it should be kept carefully. You are unique, and there may be incidents in your experience that are more noble and praiseworthy in their way than those recorded in any other life. There may be a flash of illumination here and a story of faithfulness there; you should truthfully record your real self and not what other people may see in you." (Kimball, "The Angels may quote from it")
I have never really been someone who journals, (I seem to have 7 separate journals with maybe 11 different entries) but you are pushing me to now keep a very public journal for everyone to read. I must admit that it is a little nerve wracking.
I guess for the first blog I should talk about my family and what family means to me. I have a mother and father whom I love very much. They support me in my decisions and love me for who I am. They have always taught me to push myself to be the best that I can be and to look at all sides of situations.
I have two older brothers (one of which is married) whom I adore, an older sister (who is married and has a child), and a little brother.
We all live in different states now, but we are all still very close. We definitely all have our differences and have the occasional argument, but I definitely know how lucky I am to have all of them in my life. I know that if I ever had a problem and didn't know what to do, that they would be there for me with their wisdom, humor, and love. They are the people that I turn to when I need someone most.
I am currently engaged (wedding in May) and am starting to learn the ways of compromise, differences, and new family.
It is so interesting to me how families can be so different and be so much of the same. Each family has their flaws, and each family has their advantages. We are all learning together, and yet we all make mistakes. I am thankful for the family that I have that has taught me so well and the same about my fiance's family.
I guess we will see where this blog leads me this semester and how much I learn about family and myself.
I have never really been someone who journals, (I seem to have 7 separate journals with maybe 11 different entries) but you are pushing me to now keep a very public journal for everyone to read. I must admit that it is a little nerve wracking.
I guess for the first blog I should talk about my family and what family means to me. I have a mother and father whom I love very much. They support me in my decisions and love me for who I am. They have always taught me to push myself to be the best that I can be and to look at all sides of situations.
I have two older brothers (one of which is married) whom I adore, an older sister (who is married and has a child), and a little brother.
We all live in different states now, but we are all still very close. We definitely all have our differences and have the occasional argument, but I definitely know how lucky I am to have all of them in my life. I know that if I ever had a problem and didn't know what to do, that they would be there for me with their wisdom, humor, and love. They are the people that I turn to when I need someone most.
I am currently engaged (wedding in May) and am starting to learn the ways of compromise, differences, and new family.
It is so interesting to me how families can be so different and be so much of the same. Each family has their flaws, and each family has their advantages. We are all learning together, and yet we all make mistakes. I am thankful for the family that I have that has taught me so well and the same about my fiance's family.
I guess we will see where this blog leads me this semester and how much I learn about family and myself.
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