Even more disturbing....

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Even more disturbing....

dtb — 1/30/2006 6:45:03 PM (archived)

There was an article in the British press a few months ago about a small but growing trend for professional married women opting for artificial insemination because they didn't want to deal with the time and bother of becoming pregnant in the old-fashioned way.

Time and bother? Time and bother!?! If you can't be bothered to take time out of your career for *that*, you can take time out to change diapers and teach the alphabet? The sexes do see things differently, I guess....

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Want Grandma? Get an appointment. - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2006 10:57:31 PM
- Sounds like just another Baby Boomer singing the song... - Larry J - 1/30/2006 2:05:49 PM
- Why sad? (n/t) - R.L. - 1/29/2006 11:35:42 PM
  - Loss is always sad. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 1:00:44 AM
    - Thanks, Mary Anne. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:19:41 PM
    - The social dynamics are changing.... - R.L. - 1/30/2006 1:34:01 AM
      - "Would Tom find it as sad if it was a Grandfather?" Yes. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:03:47 PM
      - Don't have kids, do you? :-) - Tony - 1/30/2006 2:09:33 AM
      - ...but children are not. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 1:58:30 AM
        
        Again.... - R.L. - 1/30/2006 4:50:17 AM
        
        Child care = wasted life: interesting concept - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 2:17:13 PM
        
        No, that is not what I said - R.L. - 1/30/2006 3:32:53 PM
        
        OK... - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 5:14:50 PM
        
        What do you want to bet... - Larry J - 1/30/2006 7:46:06 PM
        
        I have to agree 100%with MA on this. - Lee - 1/30/2006 3:52:49 AM
        
        Of course you do, but then- you ARE a neanderthal - R.L. - 1/30/2006 4:53:08 AM
        
        Wisdom from a "Neanderthal". - Lee - 1/31/2006 2:42:57 AM
        
        Thank you. - Mary Anne - 1/30/2006 2:19:08 PM
        
        Cut R.L. some slack. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 5:23:05 PM
        
        I read that article a couple of months ago.... - Lindy - 1/30/2006 5:39:37 PM
        
        Even more disturbing.... - dtb - 1/30/2006 6:45:03 PM
        
        "Becoming pregnant in an old fashioned way....." - Lindy - 1/30/2006 8:08:50 PM
        
        these were MARRIED women - dtb - 1/30/2006 10:57:00 PM
        
        re: these were MARRIED women - Lindy - 1/31/2006 12:52:09 AM
        
        Kids do best with two parents. - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2006 8:42:09 PM
        
        Single moms having babies after 40.... - Lindy - 2/1/2006 10:10:30 PM
        
        You're not doing much to convince me. - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2006 1:13:38 AM
        
        re: You're not doing much to convince me. - Lindy - 2/2/2006 5:03:07 AM
        
        "It's her right!" Sorry. Still all about what she wants, not the kids. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/2/2006 5:12:23 AM
        
        You've got a problem with women being women? - Lindy - 2/2/2006 2:48:58 PM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Lindy - 1/31/2006 1:03:36 AM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Tom Brosz - 2/1/2006 4:45:39 AM
        
        Kids - Lindy - 2/1/2006 5:11:20 AM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - SDG - 1/31/2006 9:34:06 PM
        
        re: Kids do best with two parents. - Lindy - 1/31/2006 10:39:50 PM
        
        Was _MARRIED_ women -- just too busy for sex (n/t) - dtb - 1/30/2006 10:57:45 PM
        
        LOL - R.L. - 1/30/2006 3:35:39 PM
        
        A prime example of what happens when kids aren't given enough love. - Lee - 1/30/2006 6:33:21 AM

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