[scripter]

I didn't think you were too critical at all, and it is a lot of money. The point behind my post was that some folks complain we don't do enough about fixing marriage and when somebody tries, others don't like it. You just can't please all of the people all the the time. You can't even please some of the people all of the time.

What I'd like to see, and it will never happen, is folks having to take classes on child rearing as a requirement to having kids. That's what we had to do when we adopted, and it was difficult having to go through all that, especially since we already knew it from too much preparation. Yet some who can and do have kids don't know the first thing about raising kids.

You made some really good points that I have to wholeheartedly agree with. Parents really need to do a better job of raising their kids and training them to be responsible parents themselves.

Back to an earlier comment: With a new well pump, two new pressure tanks, the help of a plumber and $1400 later, we have water again.

Good night!

[jpsb]

[some folks complain we don't do enough about fixing marriage]

The government has no business mucking around with the sacrament of marriage. Marriage is the business of the church not the government. Get government out of the marriage business!