On a serious note, having a child is not a one-person decision. It takes two, both from the fertilization standpoint up through high school, and beyond. Once a parent. ALWAYS a parent, and that commitment is rightly taken by two people, who discuss it and come to a wise, sane agreement.. I honestly have to say that for me, being "pressured" to have a child would be grounds for divorce. Dicuss, yes. Talk it over, yes.

Get manipulated into saying "yes"? Well, it wouldn't happen here because while I have a long fuse and I can put up with a whole, whole lot of grief, there are limits. Getting manipulated into a lifetime emotional commitment, a twenty-year dose of overwhelming responsibility as well as a four hundred thousand dollar investment, is beyond my tolerance level.

It's a decision made, HOPEFULLY, by TWO people, who rejoice in it, understand at least to some degree what they're getting into, and look forward to it. It's NOT a decision made by one person who happens to go baby crazy.