More and more adults are choosing not to have children. This will reshape human society, according to social demographers n the UK.
I guess they mean "reshape" as in "wipe out".But before that happens, something scarier will happen. There will be a pandemic of meltdowns.
You see, having totally helpless dependants (children,grandzparents,pets and some husbands) cause an adult's capacity to tolerate problems to expand until it is roughly the size of Australia or Donald Trump's ego, whichever is larger.
Parents become immune to disaster. Children alternate between ruining our lives and giving them meaning, sometimes simultaneously.
Tonight, one of the kids will probably microwave my phone. Tomorrow, the dog will eat my wallet. The next day, Granny will burn the house down. Am I bothered ?
No, it's all part of the rich tapestry of events which make up that joyful thing called family life. I can survive anything. Even getting the wrong lunch order.
I am invicible. I am a parent.
Nury Vittachi, The Sun (Good Vibes), September 14, 2009
