Angkasawan’s 10 Tips To Convince “Reluctant” Partners To Have More Kids Sparks Debate
Sheikh Muszaphar and his wife Halina has 6 kids altogether.
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A recent Facebook post made by national astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor who shared his personal tips for husbands who want to convince their “reluctant” wives to have more children launched a debate online.
Sheikh Muszaphar and his wife, Dr Halina Mohd Yunos, has six kids altogether. In his writing, he noted that he’d always loved and wanted a big family, but needed to convince his wife about it first.
“After all it’s her body… If I could I would… Above are some tips to daddies who want to convince their reluctant wife on having more kids,” wrote the space-man along with a portrait of his nuclear family.
He shared 10 family planning tips on how he persuaded his partner into having more kids, which include the following:
- I will take care of everything while you (the wife) just rest.
- You (the wife) look beautiful as ever even with six kids.
- Don’t you (the wife) want to see more beautiful kids?
- They will take care of us when we grow old.
- We won’t be lonely nanti (later on in life).
- The chaos keeps you (the wife) young.
- It’s Sunnah (part of the Prophet Muhammad S.A.W teachings) to ramaikan (add on to the) Ummah (the Muslim community).
- Let’s go shopping and buy whatever you (the wife) desire.
- The more the merrier.
- We grow old together till Jannah (thereafter or heaven). (I) Will love you till eternity no matter what your decision.
Although Sheikh Muszaphar’s advice did gain a lot of support from people who agreed with what he had to say and wished him well for it…
Dr Sheikh Muzaphar’s 10 tips to convince reluctant wife to have more children.
— KAMELIA | Kamelia Cosmetics 🧜🏻♀️ (@dreamonnisha) March 19, 2022
The best tip is #1, it would work for me! 😂
Would these tips work for you, mommies? pic.twitter.com/lwQxru1Rj6
… there were an entire group of people who somehow found the tips displeasing and took offence on the issue.
Some took to claim that the angkasawan’s suggestions were “red flags” and may be detrimental to both women and children.
It’s 2022 and people still think of number 4 and 5 when having kids. 🚩🚩🚩 https://t.co/CV7jipo8lD
— Lovie 🌵 (@LoviWan_) March 21, 2022
More kids – higher maternal risk, increase risk of bleeding, risk of death. Grand multiparty is a risk factor to many morbidity and mortality https://t.co/ilJUBI9Pot
— Syazana Ali (@drsyazanaali) March 21, 2022
Stop normalizing having kids so that they can take care of you when you are older
— #TravelBubble 🌍 (@frhhh8989) March 20, 2022
Kids is your responsibility not your ‘insurance’ when you’re weak and old. https://t.co/FYqUIDuSsu
Netizens also alleged that the points raised by Sheikh Muszaphar were means of gaslighting or coercing women into having more kids.
I’m begging people to please google what ‘reproductive coersion’ is https://t.co/wV9qJDYGVQ
— 💀 Venus Vulgari ❤️ (@TheVenusDarling) March 20, 2022
I’m repulsed by this. Didn’t men know the pain and trauma women go through before, during, and after pregnancy? Convincing (more like gaslighting) your wife to risk her life for more children is just selfish. So inconsiderate. https://t.co/vEfGhmUzUK
— Farah A. (@FrhAdnn) March 21, 2022
However, there were also those who mentioned that it’s not really anyone’s place to say anything concerning Sheikh Muszaphar’s and his wife’s choice in the matter.
To each, his or her own. Whatever floats their boat (or ship), whatever makes them happy
— Shamsul Kamal (@shamsul__kamal) March 21, 2022
No further comments https://t.co/hvaqjVFa1f
Twitter be like: I aM nOt MaRried BuT i KnOw BeTtEr ThAn ThEm
— aboutnaddy (@nadiaaasofea) March 21, 2022
Come on guys, did you follow their stories & interview, both Dr Syeikh and Dr Halina? Both of them AGREED on this. This is NOT the right topic for you to advocate on unconsented/coerce pregnancy. Kids nowadays tsk tsk https://t.co/iFzTontCeW
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