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- From: markbr%radian@natinst.com (markbr)
- Subject: Re: raising children
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.191028.25147@radian.uucp>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:10:28 GMT
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- In article <92323.235320SXW103@psuvm.psu.edu> S. Wukovitz <SXW103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >In article <1992Nov19.000618.19319@radian.uucp>, markbr%radian@natinst.com
- >(markbr) says:
- >>ABSO-FUCKING-LUTLY!!!!! Isn't marriage & creating kids, to be inserted into
- >>society, at *least* as requiring of training as getting a drivers' license?
- >>
- >>I want there to be a *requirement* for a marriage license that you have
- >>taken an approved course (like the defensive driving courses) on parenting,
- >>and one on relationships.
- >Maybe on relationships, but as far as parenting, there are people
- >who, for health, career, or personal reasons, are not having
- >children. Make that all three in the case of my fiance and me.
- >Such a course would be wasted then...
- >
- >(besides, I don't agree even in the relationship case...
- >I suspect that the people who would already be good at
- >communicating and resolving differences would benefit,
- >and those who would not be good at it would not benefit.
- >just IMHO of course :-)
- >
- >-Stephanie
- >steph@math.cornell.edu
-
- Why would it be wasted? You've NEVER in your life baby-sat? I certainly know
- couples who never intended, or planned, to have children (myself included),
- who suddenly find themselves about to have one. Or change their minds. Also,
- I suspect that some child abuse, and possibly some people who *shouldn't*
- have kids, but want to, might be turned off by such a course, to the point
- where they don't, or don't have them (another shot for zpg).
-
- *I* sure have known enough relationships (*including* many of my earlier ones)
- where ***LOVE*** overwhelmed any sense that there was a lack of communication
- or agreement on many issues that would later be *major* points of friction.
-
- mark
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