Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site harvard.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!harvard!marie From: marie@harvard.ARPA (Marie Desjardins) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Mother needs no excuse Message-ID: <195@harvard.ARPA> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 17:23:53 EST Article-I.D.: harvard.195 Posted: Sun Dec 9 17:23:53 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 04:53:12 EST References: <119@osu-eddie.UUCP>, <4177@cbscc.UUCP> <10077@watmath.UUCP> <179@harvard.ARPA> <10109@watmath.UUCP> Organization: Aiken Computation Laboratory, Harvard Lines: 18 > > I don't think we are talking about the same thing: > By full-time, I meant full-time, not just every day, but also most of the > day every day. Surely you're not suggesting that people should only have > a child if they are willing to take care of him/her full-time (my definition). > If you ARE suggesting that, why? (obviously your mother was not a full-time > mother if she had to support you, and you here!). > Oh, O.K. I personally happen to believe that (at least when young) I would like to have at least one parent home with the children at all times, but can see the other side. If by "not full-time" you mean "not all day" and not "not every day" as I interpreted it, then I think you're correct. However, I still believe that if one does't enjoy parenting, that person should not have children! Marie desJardins marie@harvard