Venting - way OT & alittle wordy....

[Kitsune06]

Absolutely. Maybe all of the people without kids could get together and charge the big bucks to school all of us horrible parents.

Possibly, but for most of the population, it takes more effort to *not* breed than *to do so* so maybe it should be a situation like bike commuting, etc... gov't grants for not having children.
6 billion people on earth, people. When do we say 'when'?

Further, yeah, I want to *die* every time some teenageish mother is whining at her kid "Stop (doing x, y, and z) to (your brother/sister/that poor dog/cat/stranger), sweetymushypie, you're making mommy sad." ...when the kid is really, really young.
When they're younger than, say 10, everything in the world is black and white, right or wrong. There need to be definite concequences (I'm not talking physical, but what's wrong with "You get over here right now and sit down. You're going to have an X minute time out when you get home." these days?!)
Making so-and-so sad is not a concequence for *the kid*. Only when they learn guilt will that be a proper punishment, and how can it be good to teach your children with guilt?

...then again, maybe I should just stick with dogs and cats. At least when they act up, I can spray them with the water bottle and tell them "NO!" in a good, authoritative tone, without worrying about paying for therapy later.

[DebW]

Possibly, but for most of the population, it takes more effort to *not* breed than *to do so* so maybe it should be a situation like bike commuting, etc... gov't grants for not having children.
6 billion people on earth, people. When do we say 'when'?

I've often thought that miniature stop-cocks in the vas deferens installed before puberty would be a good solution. Gov't license (if they can require a marriage license, why not a breeding license?) to switch them to the "on" positiion, back off after conception, lifetime limit of 2-3. With the current population, the default needs to change.

[lph]

I've often thought that miniature stop-cocks ..

Um, shouldn't that be written the other way around?

[DebW]

Um, shouldn't that be written the other way around?

Oh, didn't realize that word worked both ways... But no, it wouldn't stop the cocks, just the results.