From: utzoo!utcsrgv!goodday
Newsgroups: net.women
Title: re: children
Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.928
Posted: Tue Jan 25 10:52:50 1983
Received: Wed Jan 26 22:33:48 1983

     I agree with Kimberly Kutsch that children need the guidance and support
of a parent or both parents at home on a daily basis.  Children do live in the
'now' and also pick up the beliefs and life styles of those who raise them
(to a large extent).  My question or want for discussion is about having the
father home as the one to raise the children.  I am not married yet, but feel
that when/if I do and we decide to have children that I have a responsibility
to my wife and children to help raise them.  One approach seems to me to 
'exchange roles', my wife could work (if she so desires) while I stay home and 
raise the children.  Another approach seems to be for me to take off several
years in my job to be home and later for my wife to do the same as I go back to
work so that we both have time with the children and make the necessary job
sacrifices and reap the joys (and sorrows) of being a parent as well.

     How do some of you feel about this?


     Thanks for listening.  Hope to get some response and discussion.
     (Am interested in the effects of the second approach on the children,
      for one.)



           David Schiferl