If I ever have kids, this is what I'm going to do with…
““If I ever have kids, this is what I'm going to do with them: I am going to give birth to them on foreign soil—preferably the soil of someplace like Oostende or Antwerp—destinations that have the allure of being obscure, freezing, and impossibly cultured. These are places in which people are casually trilingual and everyone knows how to make good coffee and gourmet dinners at home without having to shop for specific ingredients. Everyone has hip European sneakers that effortlessly look like the exact pair you've been searching for your whole life. Everything is sweetened with honey and even the generic-brand Q-tips are aesthetically packaged. People die from old age or crimes of passion or because they fall off glaciers. All the woman are either thin, thin and happy, fat and happy, or thin and miserable in a glamorous way. Somehow none of their Italian heels get caught in the fifteenth-century cobblestone. Ever.””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker imagines giving birth abroad to a whimsical, cultured setting with idealized lifestyle details.
In simple terms: They fantasize having children in a romantic, European-like world.
Key Takeaway
Consider the allure of idealized environments.
Themes
fantasy
culture
parenthood
Mood
dreamy
ironic
Type
satirical
contemplative
When to use this quote
- travel planning
- parenting decisions
- cultural immersion
- designing life narratives
Key Concepts
idealism
social critique
Questions to Reflect On
- What draws you to romanticized locales?
- How realistic is this vision for family life?
A Different Perspective
Such fantasies may overlook practical realities of parenting.