Deferring parenthood - Maybe we can’t have it all after all

THOUGH the days leading up to Christmas can be a time of great pressure and some considerable frustration for parents, the vast majority of people consider parenthood a wondrous privilege and one of the — if not THE — defining factors of their lives.

Their deepest and most satisfying relationships and probably all of their hopes revolve around their families.

For most people their children are the great joys through which their lives ebb and flow.