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asto | 13 years ago

I'm laying this one on the babies. Mommy handles them, they're all happy. Daddy tries something, suddenly they aren't as happy. Asshole babies!

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If the parents are worth so much, in my opinion they could both take time out for the kid. Is there a reason why women should take care of newborns full time? Yes, that's what is natural (meaning occurs in nature). Is there any reason her husband shouldn't help her? I don't really see one.

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kamaal|13 years ago

I'd love to sit at home cook food, and take care of kids if my future wife wants to take of everything else(Money, security etc).

That will give me a great deal of time to hack, play video games and practice my harmonica.

omegant|13 years ago

Wait to have kids and then try to spare time...

irahul|13 years ago

> Is there a reason why women should take care of newborns full time? Yes, that's what is natural (meaning occurs in nature).

A lot of things happen in nature. But is there a reason a women is required to raise an offspring? Apart from breast-milk, there isn't anything a man can't do.

> Is there any reason her husband shouldn't help her? I don't really see one.

No reason at all. I am more interested in parent's comment about woman required to take care of babies. Let alone helping, I don't see a reason why a man can't raise a baby all by himself.

param|13 years ago

http://www.thelizlibrary.org/site-index/site-index-frame.htm...

This seems to have a number of references.

Produce|13 years ago

And this is the whole problem with taking a rational approach to something you know nothing about - you get the wrong answers because you are acting on the wrong information. As pointed out by param, there is a mountain of research on this subject which clearly indicates that a mother is essential to a child's development. A growing body of research shows that a present father is also very important. Nonetheless, we are adapted to the condition of the mother being present during our development, therefore it holds more weight than the father being present. Both parents being present improves things futher.