"gladly"?
I don't think there's ever been a time it wasn't tragic and sad.
I never said it wasn't. Perhaps 'gladly' was a poor choice of words (and I can always count on someone at FR to point that out when it occurs). My point being...back in my day, when faced with such an option, a woman wouldn't think twice about sacrificing her life for that of her child. Here in 2005, we have millions of women who routinely put their own *sses ahead of their children, and think nothing of it. Thank you, feminism.