My manager wore a “Where’s My Jetpack?” T-shirt to work the other day, and that got me thinking. A lot, actually. About all of the stuff that could exist now, given current levels of technology, and all the stuff that might exist in the future for consumers to purchase and operate.
After some very careful pondering, I have reached the conclusion that despite frequent appearances in science fiction tales (including mine) a flying car or hovercar will probably never make it onto the market. Here are some reasons why.
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Katie has responded to my blog post “Career or Baby” on her blog with the aptly titled “Response to ‘Career or baby” – Part One and Part Two.
I feel that my position has been slightly misrepresented in these posts, and so I will take the opportunity presented by having my own blog to respond to her response with some clarifications of my position.
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Until very recently, it never crossed my mind that the purpose of writing was not necessarily to be published. Although every book on writing I had ever read stated that you must enjoy the process, they all (naturally) continued on to offer advice on getting published, so I guess I developed the assumption that the two processes go hand-in-hand.
For me, getting published was not about making money… or at least, not as much about that as it was about other things.
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This story is just one of many I have read recently dealing with the effect a baby can have upon a woman’s career. It basically says that studies show the majority of women view having a family as being incompatible with their rise up the corporate ladder. Regardless of the accuracy of the study, this is something that has popped up in the media time and again recently.
In this post, I have decided to explore my feelings on the issue. Even though we decided to have our first child before Katie began a career, I’m sure this is an issue that Katie and I will face in the future, either with ongoing childcare arrangements, or with second/third/etc children.
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Last night, Katie and I attended our first antenatal class at the birth centre in Canberra Hospital. The class ran from 7 until after 9:30, and let me tell you, by the end, there were ten pregnant women looking extremely tired, haggard, and uncomfortable.
Katie and I left the class with a profound sense of disappointment, and a reasonable amount of frustration/anger, too. The class last night was about breastfeeding, and SIDS – both important topics, to be sure, but we had expected to cover labour, and the hospital’s policies and procedures surrounding the event of birth (additionally, I would have expected a lengthy focus on the incredibly important and weighty issue of SIDS, but alas, that accounted for about ten minutes of our 2.5 hour class). Instead, we had to sit there and listen to an incredibly judgemental lecture about how breastfeeding is the only option for baby, and anything else will impede development.
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