Having children or Not
Dear Dr. Wood,
I read with interest your reply to Andrea Gonzales about whether or not she and her husband should have another child. I, too, am ___1__ (face) a similar dilemma about having children. My fiancé(未婚夫)___2___(want) us to start a family after we are ___3___(marry), but I don’t. I do realize that marriage is all about give-and-take, but I don’t want to be mother. It’s not because I am a selfish person, but because ____4__ (become) a parent means I have to give up my career. I am a twenty-eight-year-old artist, and I love my job. I want to do something I like when I am still young. So I would prefer to put all my time and energy into ___5___ (develop) my career rather than have children. _____6__ (fortunate), my fiancé does not feel the same way, nor do many of my female friends. ___7___(honest), some people look at me as if I were a monster (怪物). Though I have strong feelings about this, I must admit I have ___48__ (suffer) terribly on the past few ___9___ (month); I sometimes wonder if I am making the right decision. If I choose not to have children, I know that my fiancé will ___10___ (probable) not want to get married. What should I do?
Mariah,
Miami, Florida
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