Generational Perspective

I interviewed 4 people, A whom is a 16-year-old female, C who is also a 16-year-old female, M a 15-year-old male, and B a 17-year-old male. I will elaborate upon patterns/dominating ideas, and illustrate unique and insightful prose. 

A stated that when she imagines birth she sees this painting in her head (http://www.studio-international.co.uk/studio-images/Kahlo/0042_b.asp), Frida Kahlo: Birth. I found this to be very intense and somewhat distributing and altered from the image of that of most. It portrays blood staining white sheets that almost give the image a sense of impurity. The mothers face is also covered, assuming she has died during labor, and lays at her vagina an adult proportioned head. I think it is a very mind altering view of birth and breaks the dominant view, of biblical, clean, and heavenly. M stated that he views birth as the ultimate symbol of vulnerability. I found this very interesting because such a quality is seen as unpleasant and undesired in our society, (one should not be open), yet most see the child’s dependency on the mother as intimate, nurturing and loving. Why do the standards of vulnerability alter as one age augments? 

A re-accruing "surface" thought of all the interviewees, is the aspect OF PAIN. How the women must suffer to have a child, a grueling experience, which intimidates one. C stated that as a child she dreamed of one day being pregnant, literally; hoping over night she would become pregnant and the following morning wake-up in labor. As her young mind became more tainted with what society thought now she is very worrisome about the act of one day giving birth. She feels the drugs will be nice to help her cope. M stated that he thinks hospital and home births are on opposite spectrums from artificial to natural. He does not have prejudice and believes it should happen however the women feel comfortable. He says especially for the women " who do not have a high tolerance for pain, drugs are very comforting". Our society has created a crutch for women to lean upon, a faulty notion that they are not strong enough to endure the process naturally and need to be helped. From a feminist point of view I see this as an attempt to take away women’s empowerment. I also think women are foolishly blinded by our culture, and let these artificial fears cloud their destiny. Women ARE MADE UP TO HAVE BABIES! WOMEN BACK IN THE DAY DID NOT TAKE DRUGS. 

Ironically, M states that he connects the vulnerability of birth with drug addicts whom are vulnerable because of their dependency on chemicals, and of people whom have been released from prison and are use to having a set schedule and then feel lost once released. Many women act to be vulnerable and rely on the allopathic crap. One must be clear that I myself have never had a child and am only speaking from my natural instincts and interpretations of what I hear and learn. I believe that a women who has used drugs to induce a child's birth, has more truth and value to her beliefs and opinions then that of my naive thoughts vagina, and uterus.