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This video, which I found on Carole Brown's blog (A Light to the Nation) really moved me. When I was talking to my students about sex and relationships, I was surprised to hear that they hardly ever thought about the fact that they would one day have children. They seemed to have a crisis of imagination in this regard.

I think this is a serious blind spot with obvious causes: the procreative aspect of sex is now seen by the majority to be insignicant and optional. Also, an upbringing in a self-indulgent society will hardly provides our young people with the imaginative framework for a dream which involves self-sacrifice.

Clearly, we need to inspire our young people with family ideals: this video is a step in the right direction. It acknowledges the trials of having children, but praises it, warts and all: 'You make us crazy... with happiness'.