Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watnot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!water!watnot!grwalter From: grwalter@watnot.UUCP (Fred) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Who's watching the kids? Message-ID: <11266@watnot.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 15:04:45 EDT Article-I.D.: watnot.11266 Posted: Thu Jul 11 15:04:45 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 01:06:53 EDT References: <395@cmu-cs-edu1.ARPA> <537@hou2g.UUCP> Reply-To: grwalter@watnot.UUCP (Fred) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 35 Summary: In article <537@hou2g.UUCP> scott@hou2g.UUCP (N. Ersha) writes: >I think the best solution would be for both partners >to take turns (a year or two each, at least until the >child gets into nursery school or something). This >would only work if each is capable of earning enough >to support three; not necessarily the same amount, but >it would probably have to be close. > >For this reason alone it would be nice to marry someone >of my own economic "class" (NO FLAMES!) if given a choice. >Not that anyone has a choice about such things--I don't expect >to *select* the person I fall in love with. > >Granted it could be a pain in the ass at times, but there >must be a lot of rewards to raising the kid(s) also. It'd >be kind of neat to take a year or two off of "work"... > >Then with a terminal and net "connection" I would have the >time to be as prolific as some of the rest of you--uh oh, >maybe I shouldn't have given you any warning... > > SJBerry I have only one question : how many companies will allow you to take a year off every other year for 5-6 years ? Wouldn't most say 'bye' and then find somebody that would work full time ? (Look at it from their viewpoint - they have this position to be filled and you obviously wouldn't be filling it.) Just curious, Fred UUCP : {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watnot!grwalter CSNET : grwalter%watnot@waterloo.csnet ARPA : grwalter%watnot%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa