"work" in the porn industry, hmmm?
Posted on 11/24/2005 5:56:02 PM PST by paulat
Wishing that couple a happy anniversary. The ones who have been married for 70 years.
You make a great point. The expected age in 1900 was 49 something. By 2000 it was in the mid-upper 80s.
My grandpa at age 28 married my grandma at age 12. Grandma had all her eight kids by the time she was 23. They fled Lebanon and Syria from the Islamic radicals in 1907 (yea, the murdering zealots were eradicating Christians in Lebanon and Syria in 1907).
Hard to blame the kids getting married so young back then since they had such a short life to look forward to.
Absolutely, sweetie...sorry I didn't understamd.
I don't intend to "shoot" you. As I understood it, you disagree with the idea that a 14-year-old should be allowed to marry and work. While it may have been accepted in past generations, we live in a very different world today. However grown-up they think they are, the great majority of teenagers are not mature enough to take on such responsibilities.
Yet I don't get why you jump to a life of porn for these girls. I can only think it's because we hear of runaway girls supporting themselves that way.
Obviously you reacted to the idea of these kids having rights to work/marry as inane. As I said, I'm with you on that. We can all disagree but it's to our credit to do it without malice...in other words, civilly. Tough as it can be at times, that is a sign of our OWN maturity!
After many years, I'm still trying to learn to watch my mouth!
You know....the porno comment you made was totally unrelated to what we were discussing here (which is why I asked the "STUPID" question. I still find it irrelevant to the comment that a 14yr old should work and get married. (yes I did read it) I took the poster's comment as a tongue-in-cheek response. Obviously it hit a nerve with you....for whatever reason. Regardless.... I don't need "pictures drawn" ....your condescending attitude or hateful name-calling and cussing. So chill ....
They ran off and got married down south. When they returned to Michigan her parents had him arrested and he went to prison for 5 years. When he got out of prison the couple got right back together and continued their marriage for another 60 years untill he died.
This happened more than 65 years ago and he went to prison? 13/14 was a fairly typical legally marriageable age in those days. It was as young as 11 in some states. I guess the guy had the misfortune to be living in the wrong state.
The age at which people are able to legally marry or work has not coincided with the age of majority in the history of western civilzation. Why should it start to do so now?
2076 :D
No problem. I probably didn't make myself clear. I have been known to do that. :) Theirs is truly an inspiring story isn't it? Imagine the responsibilities they both had at such a young age. Especially the bride. Wow. Just goes to show you the staying power a lot of the young people had back then. God bless their marriage as it was truly made in heaven.
It is only in the last couple of generations that kids have been mollycoddled into being purt'near useless until 21 or so.
How long have you been married? Your marriage sounds like mine. Except we're at that middle point now, since my children are still baby through elementary school age and we just have a little house. Although we do have our first new car now. LOL!
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