[geeks] Breeding

[John Duksta]

My brother and sister-in-law ended up doing that. The difference
with them was that he was doing the regular job that brought
home the paycheck and she owned a retail shop that never really
did more than break even. Shortly after the arrival of their
second child, they decided to close the shop down and have
her be the fulltime mom. She's really happy with it that way
and the kids have become much more well behaved.

Ken's comment about family pre-requisites reminds me of a
quote from "Parenthood"

Tod: "You know, Mrs. Buchman, you need a license to buy a dog,
to drive a car -- hell, you even need a license to catch a fish.
But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father."

-john

At 09:55 AM 4/27/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, remember, the role of Dad/Father hasn't changed much in the last 
>30-40 years - still works a full time job, etc. - it is the role of Mom 
>that seems to have evolved from "do it all" to "do it all *plus* hold down 
>a full time job."
><SNIP>
>Basic math/home economics/tax planning would all be great pre-requirements 
>before starting a family...
>
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amy [mailto:nospam at frenzy.com]
>Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 5:49 PM
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Breeding
>
><snip>
>
>they're pretty much ignored by their mothers and they eat frozen food
>all the time (interestingly enough, i've noticed that in the newer
>parenting generations, the quality of fathering hasnt changed--it's
>still quite good). when i look at it in comparison to the way my sister
>and i were raised, it just sickens me. its like a million people out
>there went out and had kids instead of getting a dog or a cat.