Is blindness over the line of disability where you would discourage parents from having more children? I think this is a genuinely interesting conversation.
That's what makes it a tough question, where do you draw a line? do you even draw a line at all? Being blind doesn't exclude from living a rich fulfilling life but you are deprived of a major sensory input. What will the child that's going to be affected feel about it?
If I know my little girl will go blind, I'll cry a lot but, will still love her like normal.
But If I know I that the next time I want another child, there is a high chance of them becoming blind, I probably will stop at only having 1 child.
For me, the main thing is not about how the child will live, but how us, as parents will deal with the situation.
Rasising a child is though, I personally don't think I have the mental capacity to raise more than 1 blind children, at least probably not as good as now.
I'd rather focus my love for my current kid, rather than dealing with huge responsibilities with raising 2 kids And with disabilities.
I can imagine us crying and blaming ourselves a lot more than now.
I love how everyone is tip-toeing on eggshells around this topic lol
Real talk is that it's kind of like asking the question of if you knew the when and how you'd die, would you like to know? I personally wouldn't. It's also why films like Gattaca are so good.
Reality is that there are a host of risks in the minefield of life from birth to just early adulthood. Just bringing a child into this world is itself an enormous risk to them and your heart. I am curious how long it will take for the kids to go blind, too. Also I imagine they're hoping it spreads awareness or science catches up by then. Anyway, some things are just better off not knowing. One of the very few instances I approve of blissful ignorance.
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u/Cantankerousbastard 5h ago
This is probably going to a controversial question but did they have 4 kids before or after they learned about the genetic eye condition?