X, you are not being entirely realistic, IMO. In most societies, historically, children have not been "raised" by a single parent (the mother), but by a whole community of parents & parental surrogates -- aunts, uncles, grandparents, older siblings, neighbors, servants, & etc. Raising a kid is normally a group project, which is fine by me. Much as I love my kids, I have to confess that I personally would have gone stark raving mad if I had had to spend morning, noon, and night "raising' them, without the opportunity to dump them on somebody else!
And, fortunately, they love me too -- or at least they say they do! <g>
Joan |
