HW 35 - Other Peoples' Perspectives 1

I asked 3 children between the ages of 8 and 12, their insights on birth. Two of them we're my younger cousins and the other being my friends younger brother. They all understood that birth is what brought them and everyone around them into existence, and that women are the one who give birth. My eight year old cousin, Raphael understood the basics of birth, because he's asked his parents. One of the questions he asked me was "why do women give birth if it hurts?" That question struck me, because i remembered i asked my mom that question when i was younger. So I gave him the answer my mom told me "Some women don't think about the pain, they think about the end reward". He seemed to understand that answer because he replied, "because mothers love their children". My friends younger brother Charlie, who's 10, said "without birth nothing would exist". Which i thought was absolutely correct. My 12 year old cousin Nick, said "When women give birth, they keep life going, by bringing more people, which continues a cycle". Each of child understood the general basics of birth, that everyone understands. Birth is simple and complex, it's simple because everyone in the world gets the point, and knows that they were born. It's complex, because it's a turning point in someone's life, and affects almost everyone's life.