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Should I have a kid? The mother of all decisions with Gina Rushton and Penny Greenhalgh

2025/2/17
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Ladies, We Need To Talk

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Gina Rushton
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Penny Greenhalgh
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Yumi Stynes
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Yumi Stynes: 我主持了本期节目,讨论了女性在生育问题上的抉择。这是一个重大的决定,它会让人思考未来,这是大多数人生抉择所没有的。节目中,Gina和Penny分享了她们各自的经历和思考。 Gina Rushton: 我之前一直认为自己不想要孩子,直到一次意外的腹部手术让我开始重新思考这个问题。因为卵巢囊肿破裂和子宫内膜异位症的诊断,我开始认真考虑是否想要孩子这个问题。冷冻卵子让我在做出决定之前多一些时间,但这并不能完全消除我的焦虑。 人们批评千禧一代过度思考生育问题,但我认为这体现了他们对自身、潜在子女和世界的深切关怀。千禧一代对家庭动力学的理解更深刻,他们更不愿意重蹈父母的覆辙。许多女性不愿生育的原因与她们自身家庭的经历有关。女性给自己施加了过多的压力,认为只有达到某些条件才能成为合格的母亲。我写了一本书来探讨这个问题,书中也包含了对男性在育儿中的责任的讨论。 无论是否生育,我都希望能够在生活中给予他人关爱。 Penny Greenhalgh: 直到意识到自己生育能力可能即将结束时,我才开始认真考虑是否要成为母亲。我与伴侣的关系还很新,生育孩子的决定让我感到焦虑和悲伤。我对母亲身份的定义过于狭隘,这让我感到焦虑。塔罗牌占卜让我意识到,成为母亲的方式有很多种。我理想中的生活方式是在一个类似公社的环境中,以一种轻松随意的方式承担起照顾他人的责任。我不会考虑冷冻卵子,因为我姐姐的IVF经历让我感到恐惧。我希望能尽快摆脱生育决定的痛苦。 Yumi Stynes: 社会总是暗示女性最终的选择应该是生育孩子。我们从小在家庭环境中长大,所以认为结婚生子是理所当然的事情。很多人认为只有当了母亲才能体会到真正的爱,但这是一种片面的说法。生育的决定是无法预知的,只能在做出决定后才能知道结果。无论是否生育,人生都是不可预测的,重要的是接纳这种不确定性。人生的重大选择没有完美的答案,重要的是接纳你所做的选择以及你没有做的选择。

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The episode begins by introducing the topic of whether or not to have children, highlighting the emotional and logistical complexities involved. Two women, Gina and Penny, share their experiences of grappling with this decision in their 30s, illustrating the pressures of biological clocks and societal expectations.
  • Biological imperative vs. rational considerations in deciding about motherhood
  • Societal pressure on women to become mothers
  • The impact of age on fertility

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Babies. Some women know they want them, others know they absolutely don't, and then there are the women who find themselves trying to make the call one way or another before biology beats them to it.

But how do you weigh up something so monumental? And can you ever be sure that you've made the "right" decision when it comes to starting a family?

Yumi Stynes sits down with journalist and writer, Gina Rushton and comedian, Penny Greenhalgh to discuss this mother of all decisions.