Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!saquigley From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Mother needs no excuse Message-ID: <10109@watmath.UUCP> Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 22:49:04 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.10109 Posted: Sun Dec 2 22:49:04 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 06:25:24 EST References: <119@osu-eddie.UUCP>, <4177@cbscc.UUCP> <10077@watmath.UUCP> <179@harvard.ARPA> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 24 > Sophie Quigley: > If the parents don't enjoy parenting > or enjoy it, but couldn't stand doing it on a full time basis, then the > children are probably better off in daycare. >Marie desJardins: >if the parents don't enjoy parenting or enjoy it, but couldn't stand >doing it on a full time basis, then everyone is probably better off if >they don't have children. > >My father enjoyed having children (he had 4) but couldn't stand it >full-time. He left (I still see him lots, and love him though!) I'm >just glad my mother didn't have this attitude, or where would I have >been? (Not here, I'm sure!) 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!). Sophie Quigley ...!{clyde,ihnp4,decvax}!watmath!saquigley