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- Newsgroups: misc.kids
- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!ntmtv!jmartin
- From: jmartin@ntmtv.UUCP (Jeff Martin)
- Subject: Re: Oops
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.190814.8205@ntmtv>
- Originator: jmartin@cleomed
- Sender: news@ntmtv
- Nntp-Posting-Host: cleomed
- Organization: Northern Telecom Incorporated
- References: <1992Nov12.072231.22310@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:08:14 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- From article <1992Nov12.072231.22310@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>, by leeba@mot.com (Leeba Salzman):
- >
- > I can't imagine why people feel the need to tell their kids whether
- > they were planned or not. Anyway, wouldn't it be nicer to use the
- > term "surprise" instead of accident?
- >
- >
-
- How I answer a query from my (then unplanned) son about this question depends
- on his age at the time:
-
- From a 8 yr old Alex - "Mommy & Daddy prayed very hard to have a boy
- just like you."
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- From a 16 yr old - "Son thats not an appropriate question to be asking,
- but yes you were planned."
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- From a 22 yr old - "You were planned, you just came a little early."
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- From a 25 yr old who just found out he is to be a surprise father
- - "Surprises like these happen to the nicest people.
- Me for instance. About 26 years ago. Worked out
- just fine"
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- Jeff Martin
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