Also to the punners on the list,

NO CUTTING REMARKS

larry

At 11:49 AM 12/18/2003, you wrote:
>NO KNIVES DOWN THERE.  PERIOD.
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:33 AM
>   To: CF-Community
>   Subject: RE: Having kids (was RE: Exploring Frugality)
>
>   vasectomy.......
>
>   Look into it :)
>
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>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Philip Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 11:31 AM
>   To: CF-Community
>   Subject: RE: Having kids (was RE: Exploring Frugality)
>
>   > Wouldn't you be a bit hostile if someone implied that your decisions
>   > about your life were less than ideal or somehow unacceptable?
>
>   I had that on a board I visit
>
>   There was a question raised about homosexuals raising somebody - would a
>   gay couple be good parents...
>
>   Well, someone went off and posted that a child MUST have a Father and a
>   Mother, otherwise it can't have a happy upbringing
>
>   This REALLY got my back up - I grew up without a father (he walked out
>   before I was born) - raised by my mother (who was working full time) and
>   my grand-mother (who worked part time)
>
>   I never had a father figure, and never regretted not having one - esp
>   having seen some of my friends come to school bruised, because their
>   father had gotten drink and hit them when they did something dumb
>
>   Anyways, after my little "rant" on the subject, he completely went into
>   hiding <g>
>
>   So, trying to give "opressive" views on a subject - as YOU see how life
>   should be is rather annoying to those of us who believe the complete
>   opposite
>
>   Back on topic...
>   In a way, I'm actually "scared" of having children, in case I turn out
>   like my father, and just walk away - in fact, I know I'd just walk away!
>
>   I've NEVER wanted children, I absolutely hate the concept of a child
>   needing for you 24 hours a day... This is why we have pets - they look
>   after themselves most of the time, and only need feeding once a day,
>   letting out several times a day, and then we give them love which they
>   return... That's it!
>
>   I also can't see it when people say "Oh, isn't that baby beautiful" -
>   NO! It looks like a little Winston Churchill!
>
>   There - I've had my say <g>
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