mayla, don't put the blame of all the bach children on mrs. bach. it was simply the thing to do back then (have lots of children). even up until the early 18th century, people were spitting out kids right and left. if we lived back then, we'd be crazy (because we pamper and spoil them too much). back then, they put them to work. it was almost expected that a few babies might die in infancy. this is devastating to couples today.
what's on my mind. ok. da jake. what is this? trunk - more pushing ability. hmmm. i don't think women get into that much detail. men might think everything through. women don't marry men for this reason (although my husband has a good sized trunk). i think it is brain power. mrs. bach was overwhelmed with her husband's playing and composing. she probably wanted to 'do it' everytime he played. this is what happens to me when i hear my husband sing. i think music itself is sexy. especially if the person puts a lot of feeling into what they play. you say, aha, they might put that same effort into other things. but, that's about as far as it goes for me. of course, i'm married, so i don't even get into what would that pianist look like with his shirt off. especially since i'm trying to wean myself off of looking at pianists that way - as objects and not people.
what am i thinking about? when did birth control become a possiblity? only in the 20th century? between that and marrying late, i think we have less children than we would have had if we married as teenagers (which happened in earlier times). *note: don't get married too young or you'll have approximately 5 children as compared to 1-2 or 3. and don't count on birth control to solve all your pregnancy issues. it's really hard, seriously, to have children these days. there is so much work involved in just getting by as a single person or married person. i've found, over the years, that extended family (which is what they had back then) really helped. nowdays, people live so far apart. it's much harder.
Topic: What's on your mind now?