Parent's having equal responsibilities in their child's life

I have thought long and hard about how parent's should have equal responsibilities in their child's life. It's not up to just one parent to do everything for the kid they should split it equally. Kids are hard to keep up with sometimes and it's most definitely hard for one parent to be doing it alone while the other is around but won't play a role in raising a child. The kid will most likely grow up only listening to the parent who raised the child. In this situation it should be what is best for the kid and how your decisions affect your relationship.

In "Parent's Connect," it says that men have gotten better about taking a bigger role in the responsibilities of their children, however, it states that when both parents have a full time job the mother is still more likely to take the responsibility of the child. As a result to the women being the primary care givers they get frustrated more and will let their partner know when they are mad. This website gives you a bunch of information about good steps to take in order to equalize the responsibilities between parents. A few good steps to take are to discuss with one another about how the other feels, try and come up with a plan to share responsibilities. Obviously the responsibilities won't be equal but at least the parents can hear what each other has to say and then try and find a happy medium. Avoid negative remarks, when talking to your partner don't point fingers, suggest ways the other can change to help out more. It's good to toss around ideas to see what can and will work instead of what wouldn't work.
http://www.parentsconnect.com/parenting-your-kids/parenting/sharing_childcare_responsibility.html

Bunching a few websites together I have come to see that when the child is a baby it is more cared for by the mother but once the baby turns into a child the dad steps in more because the child is now mobile and can do active things. The father needs to realize that he needs to be there even when the child is a baby, the baby grows on connections with certain people and the father should be one of them.

On a personal note, I was never really that close to my dad when I was growing up, he and my mom got a divorce when I was two years old so I was mostly raised by my mom aside from the every other weekends with my dad. When I was growing up I didn't really respect my dad all that much, I would only listen to my mom, since she was the one who raised me. But as I got older I started to respect my dad because he was more so in my life and helping me out. Now he is a big part of my life and I don't know where I would be without him. So I think it's very important to have both parent's sharing the responsibilities of raising a child.

Should Abortions Be Illegal?

I have thought about this question for awhile now. Abortions in Colorado are legal to have and I think that they should stay legal. There are pros and cons for abortions; pros, if your not ready to have a child you don't have to have one which is the persons decision and no one else should be able to decide that. However, the cons to abortion are that it can increase the risk of breast cancer, placenta previa, pre-term births, and maternal suicide. (Shadigan, 2004) Two to five percent of women who have abortions become infertile from getting PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) or damage that occurs to the uterus during the procedure. Before anyone get's an abortion they need to know the risks that could potentially happen.


Others who think that abortion should be illegal believe that if a women becomes pregnant then it's her duty to become a mother and raise the child. Religion also has a big factor in believing that abortion should be illegal. I read an article called, "7 Reasons Why Abortion Should be Illegal," on All Women Stalk. The seven reasons why abortion should be illegal are; it is ending a life (murder), the child doesn't have a choice, adoption is another option, many women are endangered by abortions, doctors are suppose to save lives, times have changed, and there would be less mental anguish caused. But for those people who think that it should be illegal, what if the girl was raped, then what? Questions will always rise about this sore subject, but will we ever be able to agree?

Introduction

My name is Caitlin. This is my first time every using a blog so I'm not real sure what I'm doing. I currently go to Front Range Community College, going for my Associates of Applied Science Degree and majoring in Medical Assisting. I have lived in Colorado my whole life and I love it here. However, my boyfriend and I do want to try living out of state once I graduate, not quite sure where we want to go but we do want to try out a new place for a year or so. I have an 8 month old son and he means the world to me. Trying to juggle him and school is a bit challenging sometimes.