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How
to
Have a Happy Marriage
Some of the great concerns today are overpopulation,
overcrowded cities, food shortages, housing problems and
how
to
employ the teaming millions who now need to earn
a
living
and support their own families.
It seems a wise time
to
consider smaller families. With the
economic and political problems ofour age,
that
certainly may
be
a wise course of action
in
family planning.
To bring a child
into
the world and provide his or her living
and education is no small task. Better to do
it
right with one, two
or three children than have 10 or a dozen children and notbe able
to
properly provide for them.
Childbirth-the Beginning of New Life
Of
all
the thrills one might have in a lifetime, none can
compare to the joy and marvel of childbirth.
The joy ofnew life, of reproducing ourselves, is unexplain·
able. It ought to
be
shared as husband and wife, though some
cultures consider this taboo.
When a mother brings a new life
into
the world, the
husband should be there
sharing every moment.
Through the pains of child–
birth, the love and emotion
of husband and wife should
be shared in touch and
words. There is no other
moment like the birth of a
child.
Some years ago, it was
often difficult (or
husbands
to
participate
in
the birth of
their children. For some
strange reason , hospitals
thought men should not be
present. Mothers were
hauled away
to
a room with
the doctor
in
hospital garb
and mask. Strange nurses
a nd attendants hovered
nearby. And at the very