To: Turbopilot; Antoninus
Read Antoninus last post to me. The Maslow stuff doesn't apply...
65 posted on
10/04/2006 1:38:34 PM PDT by
durasell
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To: durasell
Read Antoninus last post to me. The Maslow stuff doesn't apply...
You bet it doesn't... Remember, the first two syllables of "psychology" are "psycho"...
67 posted on
10/04/2006 1:42:46 PM PDT by
Antoninus
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To: durasell; Antoninus
With respect, the Maslow hierarchy does apply to a responsible decision to be a parent; I think you may have misunderstood my point. Instilling one's values in one's children is an admirable goal, but not one on the same level as meeting basic physical needs. One is not able to teach children values if one cannot keep those children fed, clothed, sheltered, educated, healthy, or safe.
That's not to say that one needs a new BMW and a condo in Destin before one should have kids; just that a certain level of financial stability and security is necessary to meet the basic needs of children, and a reasonable decision to have children takes into account whether the parents have that stability and security or whether they should work a while longer to obtain it.
72 posted on
10/04/2006 2:02:17 PM PDT by
Turbopilot
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To: durasell
The Maslow stuff doesn't apply. Nonsense. The prioritization of basic biological needs before security and of security before personal satisfaction applies to any rational person.
90 posted on
10/05/2006 7:43:24 AM PDT by
steve-b
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