One Geek

I feel so sorry for many of the little girls here. Their families are poor with lots of children. Most families only want male children, who can support the parents. Parents will spend much more on their male childrens care then on the females. This leads to most female children not getting more then the cheapest care availible. Often the choice is made to let them die rather then spend a small amount on money.

Wives also get a pretty raw deal here. Their sole purpose is to have as many children as possible and raise them. Of course the man is NEVER infertile so if the woman fails to concieve she gets sent back to her parents. And no arguing with the husband. Apparently some women aren’t allowed to utter their husbands name even. Grrr.

Rural Northen India needs a few bus loads of feminists with semi-automatic weapons if you ask me. They’d need the guns to protect themselves, not to kill all the men.

Another thing I never imagined it would be possible to survive on a few US Dollars a day. Here it is possible if you don’t have 8 children. Though not a good life of course.

Poverty Sucks