I guess I don't understand why it has to be an 'us vs. them' thing anyway. There are pros and cons to both choices.
Are there ever. As somebody who married into a large family but chose not to add to the mob, I get to see those pros and cons on a regular basis. I have nothing but the highest, highest regard for folks like you who chose to have kids and are doing one damn fine job of raising them. You are doing a job I could never begin to do. On the other side of the fence, though, after a day of interacting with my sister-in-law's brood, or a day of dealing with the screaming "anything they want to do is FINE!" ones who come into my store, I can kinda see where the more virulent CFs are springing from, as well. I don't agree with them, but I see where they are coming from.
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Date: 2005-02-19 05:19 pm (UTC)Are there ever. As somebody who married into a large family but chose not to add to the mob, I get to see those pros and cons on a regular basis. I have nothing but the highest, highest regard for folks like you who chose to have kids and are doing one damn fine job of raising them. You are doing a job I could never begin to do. On the other side of the fence, though, after a day of interacting with my sister-in-law's brood, or a day of dealing with the screaming "anything they want to do is FINE!" ones who come into my store, I can kinda see where the more virulent CFs are springing from, as well. I don't agree with them, but I see where they are coming from.
There must be a middle ground, somewhere....