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ORIGINAL: FelineFae



Masochism is for one's own benefit, altruism for the better of others. A person can't claim they haven't left their kids by the riverside because they're a good person. They weigh the emotional toll of rearing the kid versus the guilt they have to bare if they abandoned their offspring. The motives for keeping your offspring about will differ on a case by case basis, just as the motives for any relationship will vary in reasoning. i personally feel that most people breed for selfish reasons, and many are masochistic in tone. However, every once in a great while, you find someone that is doing something good for both their kid and mankind.

Well now I can't even use "but I DID go find them when they got lost in the grocery store" as a pat on the back telling me I am a good parent?

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ORIGINAL: littlewonder
I hear other parents talk about how joyful it is to raise a child and the first thing I always think is they are either trying to lie to themselves or they are outta their freakin mind! [:D]

Me too.

Pam