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What a bitch.
Jennifer Anniston: Dads are not needed in families
“Traditional family values may be boring for Hollywood celebrities, but they develop stable, secure and healthy people,” Wright added.
The fucking hell they do. Whatever else they may do, your direct family is probably the source for all your nervous ticks, neuroses, & annoying quirks & habits developed prior to the age of eighteen.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
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Put together a huge sampling group of 10,000 people raised by a "traditional" family, and 10,000 raised by single mothers, and I want to see the statistics for... general happiness. Some sort of metric. Perhaps crime rate, I don't know.
My money is on the children of traditional households generally being more well adjusted.
I am ready to stand corrected, but it better be a damned good study.
My money is on the children of traditional households generally being more well adjusted.
I am ready to stand corrected, but it better be a damned good study.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
You're talking about correlation and trends, the people in that article are talking in absolutes.
“Women are realizing it more and more knowing that they don’t have to settle with a man just to have that child,” Aniston said at a press conference Sunday. “Times have changed and that is also what is amazing is that we do have so many options these days, as opposed to our parents’ days when you can’t have children because you waited too long.”
Aniston added that she does not feel that there are any restrictions on what type of family can raise a healthy child.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Of course she thinks that, she's rich. In the real world it is generally harder for single women to raise kids on a single income. Same goes for dads too, but of course they always lose the kids in court, so single fathers aren't even worth mentioning.
Adding to that, I think it is detrimental for children to be in daycare 10 hours a day from the age of 6 weeks until 5 years, but nope, don't have any numbers for that, either.
Adding to that, I think it is detrimental for children to be in daycare 10 hours a day from the age of 6 weeks until 5 years, but nope, don't have any numbers for that, either.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I agree, but I don't think it's absolute. There's a large # of successful single moms, and a large (though certainly minority) # of single parents who can afford to raise a child well.GORDON wrote:Of course she thinks that, she's rich. In the real world it is generally harder for single women to raise kids on a single income. Same goes for dads too, but of course they always lose the kids in court, so single fathers aren't even worth mentioning.
Adding to that, I think it is detrimental for children to be in daycare 10 hours a day from the age of 6 weeks until 5 years, but nope, don't have any numbers for that, either.
I just don't think a dad (or mom) is absolutely required, nor do I think daycare damages every kid, like the people in the article stated.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Well no, I am not speaking in absolutes, only generalizations.
I think that, ceteris parabis, M+F parents raising kids are more likely to raise successful (not just financially) adults than any other combination. Again, all other things being equal. Some people are screwed up no matter what their sexual orientation. Just speaking in generalities. Generally, I think Anniston is wrong, no matter how many nannies she will be able to afford to raise her kids when the time comes. And I think it was wrong of her to go out of her way to minimize the role of fathers, which is why I called her a bitch.
I think that, ceteris parabis, M+F parents raising kids are more likely to raise successful (not just financially) adults than any other combination. Again, all other things being equal. Some people are screwed up no matter what their sexual orientation. Just speaking in generalities. Generally, I think Anniston is wrong, no matter how many nannies she will be able to afford to raise her kids when the time comes. And I think it was wrong of her to go out of her way to minimize the role of fathers, which is why I called her a bitch.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Given the choice of an abusive father and no father, I'd take no father. Same goes for the mother.
If you want to go for evidence, the best way to raise a child is with a group of four or more adults. This is what mankind in most of the world has done for most of history, called the extended family the extras could be grandparents, or aunts and uncles, or what have you. You don't necessarily have to have both a father and a mother if there's spares hanging around.
Extended family is not so practical in the modern world. But I do expect sometime before this century is out we'll see polyamory become "normal" and have evidence showing it's the best way to raise kids.
If you want to go for evidence, the best way to raise a child is with a group of four or more adults. This is what mankind in most of the world has done for most of history, called the extended family the extras could be grandparents, or aunts and uncles, or what have you. You don't necessarily have to have both a father and a mother if there's spares hanging around.
Extended family is not so practical in the modern world. But I do expect sometime before this century is out we'll see polyamory become "normal" and have evidence showing it's the best way to raise kids.
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Abusive's potentially a big-ass definition.
The more the adults outnumber the kids, the easier it's going to be (to a certain extent) to raise the latter. It doesn't have to take a fucking village, though ... as certain cabinet members would have you believe.
The more the adults outnumber the kids, the easier it's going to be (to a certain extent) to raise the latter. It doesn't have to take a fucking village, though ... as certain cabinet members would have you believe.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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It's less about outnumbering and more about just having the time to spend with them. If you've got six adults together and can juggle some work schedules around, then they can all have full time jobs but there's still one at home all day every day to spend time with the kids. That would make a big difference.Malcolm wrote:The more the adults outnumber the kids, the easier it's going to be (to a certain extent) to raise the latter.
But that sort of thing is frowned on these days.
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I keep hearing about this and figured someone must have written a book recently... sure enough.TPRJones wrote:It's less about outnumbering and more about just having the time to spend with them. If you've got six adults together and can juggle some work schedules around, then they can all have full time jobs but there's still one at home all day every day to spend time with the kids. That would make a big difference.Malcolm wrote:The more the adults outnumber the kids, the easier it's going to be (to a certain extent) to raise the latter.
But that sort of thing is frowned on these days.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Jennifer Anniston clarifies/backs off from her previous statement; takes a shot at Bill O'Reilly while doing it.
There are also hints of studies in this article that says kids are GENERALLY better off being raised by both their biological parents.
http://www.foxnews.com/enterta....omments
There are also hints of studies in this article that says kids are GENERALLY better off being raised by both their biological parents.
http://www.foxnews.com/enterta....omments
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
