老外直言养儿的回报到底在哪里
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="acronym">acronym</span> <span word="DINK">DINK</span> -- <span word="double">double</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> -- <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Fearing">Fearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="constrain">constrain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="married">married</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="pregnancy">pregnancy</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>, <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="DINK">DINK</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pensions">pensions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undeniably">undeniably</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="proposition">proposition</span>: <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="one">one</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parenthood">parenthood</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="witnessing">witnessing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maturity">maturity</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="blank">blank</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="acquires">acquires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="Isn">Isn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="DINK">DINK</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span> -- <span word="how">how</span> <span word="unrestrained">unrestrained</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>!" <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="extrovert">extrovert</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="complained">complained</span>: " <span word="I">I</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="master">master</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>." <span word="To">To</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="along">along</span> -- <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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