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From: whitehur@tymix.UUCP (Pamela K. Whitehurst)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: My first baby
Message-ID: <480@tymix.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 23:21:45 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 11 23:21:45 1985
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Reply-To: whitehur@tymix.UUCP (Pamela K. Whitehurst)
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Summary: Father's role in childrearing

In article <547@mit-vax.UUCP> csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe) writes:
>In an age where the wife can leave the home, and baby, to pursue a
>career, I think it a bit sexist to insinuate the father cannot make
>childrearing descisions. 
>
What I meant to express what that a father does not have an inalienable
right to dictate childrearing procedures.  Neither does a mother.  My
comments were made to assure Susan that she does not have to submit to the
fathers method of childrearing if she decides to marry her childs father.

Of course a father can make childrearing decisions. Childrearing is not a 
sex-linked trait.  And since it isn't parents need to find an acceptable
way of resolving disagreements before they arrive.

>In the case of an unwed mother, I don't see how the father can claim
>such rights, but a married couple assumes a FATHER as well as a mother.
>
I think an unwed father should have the same right as a divorced father.
Including the right to request custody.
 
>In any case, I would hope both parents would share the responsibility as
>well as the rewards of raising children.
>
Keep that thought.


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