Handmaids

The Republic of Gilead is insane. I mean, I can understand about the declining birth rate but do they have to have handmaids? Can't fertile women be able to at least choose who they have to have sex with? Also, it doesn't make any sense to assign the handmaids to old geezers who might not be able to fertilize a garden, let alone a woman's egg. It bothers me that whoever is in charge refuses to see that it would be smarter for the handmaids to have sex with someone who is younger. Then, if the handmaid does become pregnant, the child can go to the Commanders and their Wives. If the handmaids are with a guy who is single, then maybe the sex wouldn't be so awkward, because you know that it would be mighty awkward to have sex with the person's spouse right behind you. I just don't like how the handmaids are just passed around like a Christmas present that nobody wants, or like a fruit cake. Hee, hee. That was funny. Anywho, another thing that they handmaids have to go through that is unfair is how they will get sent to the Colonies if they don't become pregnant with three consecutive Commanders. Their ability to become pregnant isn't their fault, women can't just will themselves into becoming pregnant. Well, kind of, but they can't will the actual baby into existence. I don't believe that people should be punished for something that they can't control. I can see the rational side to it (it would be a waste to have a woman who can't reproduce and who can't be a wife in this particular society), but that doesn't mean that I agree with it.