Wendy Williams - Mixed Messages

[preraph]

I have been recording Wendy Williams show lately and then I play parts of it back and skip parts. She gives such mixed messages about having babies. She does have at least one child. I'm not sure if it's more than one or not. Anyway, one thing she does over and over on the show is while commenting on celebrities and who's dating who, if a girl is dating a good catch, i.e., rich, she will nearly always advocate the girl get pregnant so that then she's "got him." Of course, that makes me gag. Sometimes I can't tell if she's kidding or not, but since she says it all the time, I don't think so.

But then one day last week, she made this comment about "After you have one baby, you don't want any more babies," and went on to say how yeah, they're cute at first, etc., BUT... So it's hard to tell where she's really coming from, but it seems like she thinks of them more as a way to get men than anything. It contrasts with a lot of her advice she gives during her "Ask Wendy" segment, in which she frequently gives very sound advice. I wondered if any of you watched and had an opinion about it. I find her confusing sometimes.

[happy2bchildfree]

I've never seen the show so I can't comment. But I will say that anyone who suggests pregnancy as a means to hang on to a man, even in jest, really puts me off. And I have zero respect for any woman who would resort to that. In any case, I wouldn't take much stock in the "advice" of someone so inconsistent.

[preraph]

Yes, I agree, because if I can't tell if she's kidding, then how can anyone else?

[cnu5000]

Actually, they say children make marriages more stressful. I think people are loosing the feeling that it is good to stay together for the sake of the children.

I see it alot-the marrriage with children broke up. The second marriage without children works.

[happy2bchildfree]

I don't think it's a good idea for people to stay together "for the sake of the children". It's an archaic idea that needs to go. Children have a sense of when things aren't right between their parents, even if there isn't any obvious fighting. And it doesn't send a good message to them about marriage and relationships. Having children involves sacrifice, but it shouldn't be to the point where the parents sacrifice their happiness and well-being by staying in a bad relationship. I think it's healthier for a child to be raised by a single parent who is reasonably happy than to be raised by two parents who are miserable together.