Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge: Week 61 – Explosion & Blocked
This is the prompt of Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge Week 61 – Explosion & Blocked
China’s latest population data reveals that male population is currently 708.15 million, with a female population of 674.56 million. This marks China’s problem with gender imbalance, as there are now 33.5 million more men than women. January 23, 2017
Explosion blocked, for
Over population, thus
One child family
Thirty-five long years later
Skewed sex is the new problem
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The Showers of Blessings 
Thanks for sharing this painful and valuable information ma’am
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You’re welcome. At least they can have two kids now. But the situation is so complicated.
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Hi Miriam, amazing what truths are unearthed over time. Unbelievable they would abort at 7 months. The different ways people think, customs and traditions.
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I know that some abortion places in US would do things the public eyes can see also. Thank you for your comment!
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True Miriam, people will do the unthinkable anywhere provided they can get away with it. Harsh times for people, difficult decisions and pressures placed on so many.
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Yes, at least one neighborhood family with teenage pregnancy, they decided to keep the babies. So babies take care of babies.
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Gee that’s a good tanka, nothing but the truth.
Thanks for taking on those prompt words, spectacular results.
Your comment above, not very nice about abortions sevens months pregnancy.
I don’t think that’s very nice.
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I know. They did anything to have a son if one child is allowed.
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Well that’s an intriguing tanka, tell me more!
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In 1979, China imposed a one-child family policy. For Chinese, having a son means carrying on the name of the family. As a result, when women gave birth to girls, they killed them, so that they could have another child, until they had a son. I just came to US in 1977, two years prior to the announcement, I thought, “Wait for 25 years and you’ll know what a big mistake you have made.” Women had abortion in seven months of pregnancy… lot of terrible things happened due to the policy.
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Sad to hear. Thanks for telling me. In 1979 I already had three children
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It was a sad sad situation. I don’t know what they are going to do now. 33 million men won’t have wives.
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Oh, duh! That’s what you meant. Sorry.
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Oh well…. 😅♥
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; )
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🙂
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