[Bodega]

Having adopted a grandchild, I see another side not yet visited in these responses.

There is a “syndrome” called “Adoption Syndrome”. It occurs when the adopted child at 10-12 suddenly realizes according to his or her own definition of love, “My “mom” didn’t love me enough to keep me.” and then later, “Look, she’s had two more kids but I am not part of her family.” Then the the s..t* hits the fan and you all get on an emotional roller coaster ending in one form of disaster or another.

Social services and psychologists were absolutely no help. Maybe knowledge about this problem has increased in the last 35+ year.... Maybe there are forewarning signs we weren’t aware of.

I would never repeat the experience. Abortion is not an option even though our society seems to think it is O.K.

I think we need to teach boys and girls with visual teaching aids the consequences of promiscuity. And we must hold boys as accountable as the girls. No ands, ifs or buts.

I have a niggling suspicion that our lack of spirituality in the USA may be due to lack of love and respect for our progeny, intrauterine or extrauterine.

[papertyger]

And we must hold boys as accountable as the girls. No ands, ifs or buts.

How about starting with holding girls accountable by making them live with their decisions apart from forcing the father, or the taxpayer, to finance those decisions.

I cannot, in good conscience, agree with compelling ANYTHING from the father so long as all the decision rights belong to the mother.

[Albion Wilde]

I think we need to teach boys and girls with visual teaching aids the consequences of promiscuity. And we must hold boys as accountable as the girls. No ands, ifs or buts.

This is so true!