EXECUTIVES DESIRE SMALL FAMILY
"We love them,hate them but we surely cannot ignore them"
THE ASIAN AGE (MAY 2004)
By Skimmy Gupta
Married executives no longer desire the age-old popular slogan ‘Hum Do, Hamare do’ for a complete happy family. Nowadays city executives wish to have no kids or at the most one kid out of their marriage. The prevalent environment of nuclear family and working women in city homes deters them to avoid bearing the added responsibility of kids. Other factors influencing their decision include high cost living and busy life in Mumbai.Many professionals have a notion towards adoption and think that that its a social responsibility to adopt a child rather than having their own.
Careers are top on their priority list rather than bonding early into parenthood. Even women enter their early thirties to reach the top ladder in their professional life and the decision of having children then becomes tough. Most executives skip the idea of becoming parents and rather enjoy their professional lives.
Prashant Jain, marketing executive in a suburban hotel and a father of four-month-old son has decided not to go for another kid. He says, “My wife and I stay in a nuclear family and have to manage everything on our own. Because of the child she has put her career on hold. Once the child grows up my wife also wants to get back to work. Life in Mumbai is very hectic in every sense of the word. I am an ambitious individual obsessed with my career and more than the amenities a child requires time. I don't get enough time for my kid at home. Even we couple hardly get time for each other. I want to give the best upbringing to the child, as there is rush for everything from school admission to career options in Mumbai.Children surely bring happiness in a family but too many children bring added responsiblities and emotional baggage also.”
Actor Joy Sen Gupta feels that there are millions of homeless and destitute children in India who need to be addressed by people .Joy, a bachelor believes “I see no logic in having my own kids when there are so many kids around me who need parental love and family support. If I want to have kids I would rather adopt a kid. City people should have a mindset to go for adoption than have a biological kid.”
Somesh Mehra (name changed), a banker with a top bank married for past seven years does not want to have children. She says, “I am very happy with her husband. Moreover, these days we do not rear our children, we finance them .Why would we bring another life in this world to suffer? We are only giving the kids a future full of pollution, corruption, dishonesty and violence prevalent in the city. There is no USP of having a kid. We should try and encourage adoption as social responsibility.”
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THE ASIAN AGE (MAY 2004)
By Skimmy Gupta
Married executives no longer desire the age-old popular slogan ‘Hum Do, Hamare do’ for a complete happy family. Nowadays city executives wish to have no kids or at the most one kid out of their marriage. The prevalent environment of nuclear family and working women in city homes deters them to avoid bearing the added responsibility of kids. Other factors influencing their decision include high cost living and busy life in Mumbai.Many professionals have a notion towards adoption and think that that its a social responsibility to adopt a child rather than having their own.
Careers are top on their priority list rather than bonding early into parenthood. Even women enter their early thirties to reach the top ladder in their professional life and the decision of having children then becomes tough. Most executives skip the idea of becoming parents and rather enjoy their professional lives.
Prashant Jain, marketing executive in a suburban hotel and a father of four-month-old son has decided not to go for another kid. He says, “My wife and I stay in a nuclear family and have to manage everything on our own. Because of the child she has put her career on hold. Once the child grows up my wife also wants to get back to work. Life in Mumbai is very hectic in every sense of the word. I am an ambitious individual obsessed with my career and more than the amenities a child requires time. I don't get enough time for my kid at home. Even we couple hardly get time for each other. I want to give the best upbringing to the child, as there is rush for everything from school admission to career options in Mumbai.Children surely bring happiness in a family but too many children bring added responsiblities and emotional baggage also.”
Actor Joy Sen Gupta feels that there are millions of homeless and destitute children in India who need to be addressed by people .Joy, a bachelor believes “I see no logic in having my own kids when there are so many kids around me who need parental love and family support. If I want to have kids I would rather adopt a kid. City people should have a mindset to go for adoption than have a biological kid.”
Somesh Mehra (name changed), a banker with a top bank married for past seven years does not want to have children. She says, “I am very happy with her husband. Moreover, these days we do not rear our children, we finance them .Why would we bring another life in this world to suffer? We are only giving the kids a future full of pollution, corruption, dishonesty and violence prevalent in the city. There is no USP of having a kid. We should try and encourage adoption as social responsibility.”
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posted by Skimmy @ June 05, 2008
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