Fatherhood ought to be emphasised as much as motherhood. The idea that women are solely responsible for deciding whether or not to have babies leads on to the idea that they are also responsible for bringing the children up. Discuss and give your opinion.

For a span of nine to ten months, a

woman

endures a phenomenal amount of psychological and emotional changes which come with pregnancy and childbirth. Due to

this

, the

decision

of having a

child

or not rests with the willingness of her. There has been an ideology spinning around that, as the

child

is conceived by the

woman

and was solely her

decision

, the entire responsibility of the kid's upbringing rests on her shoulders. I personally believe that

this

ideology comes with a set of flaws.

Firstly

, the

decision

of childbearing solely rests with the

woman

.

However

, there are

also

other factors which come into play. The financial stability of the two parents is a big

decision

point. Having a

child

and not having the finances to raise a

child

would be a disaster.

Also

, the idea parenting is a shared responsibility between the husband and wife. A

father

is equally responsible for taking care of a

child

as the mother. There are certain activities which only a

father

can do.

Such

as taking them to sports events or to a park to play football with them.

Consequently

, a kid who rarely sees one's

father

tends to build a negative impression around him and strengthen the bond with the mother alone.

In addition

to the above point, women of the present generation are much stronger, outgoing and open-minded than the conservative kind we see from the previous generation. They have started to come out of the "four walls" philosophy and are beginning to make a name for themselves in the society. With

this

prevalent in the culture of today, there is a need for shared responsibilities between parents.

For example

, A mother would drop the

child

to school and the

father

would pick them up in the evening.

This

idea of shared responsibilities not only builds trust between the parents, but

also

among the family as they spend enough time together. In conclusion, I would like to say that it is best we do away with the notion of dumping the parenting of a

child

to a

woman

and start opening our minds to sharing equal responsibility as parents. We should rather believe in shared parenthood to keep up with the family dynamics which keep changing with the times to come.