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On Point | Podcast

Part II: Why is America's birthrate declining?

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Becoming a parent was once a social norm. But today, more Americans than ever are ambivalent about having children. What could create a renewed sense of meaning in parenting?

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:03.2

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0:06.7

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0:11.7

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0:15.0

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0:18.0

What should we have for dinner Trevor? We've got a few bits in the fridge.

0:21.0

Beats me, Connie.

0:23.0

Hang on, I'll use my phone.

0:25.0

How about a nice prawn curry?

0:29.0

Whoa, that's amazing, Connie.

0:31.0

You got a chef living inside your phone?

0:34.0

Uh, not quite, Treve.

0:36.0

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0:45.8

delivery fee may apply. Can the phone wash the dishes too, Connie?

0:48.9

This is on point. I'm Megna Chachrabardi.

0:57.0

If you were to ask me why I had children, my honest answer would be,

1:01.0

I'm not really sure. I don't exactly have a rational concrete reason. I just kind of

1:07.7

always knew I wanted to be a mother. I felt some kind of ineffable drive to have a baby and raise a child and love it like crazy

1:17.1

and maybe selfishly feel like a part of me would exist far beyond my own future.

1:25.0

And when I once asked my dad, who believed in logic as the superior way to interface

1:32.0

with all of life, I asked hey dad why did you and mom decide to have kids well

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