================================================ Subject: Re: NCR Ozzfest and other concerts From: "Keith Mears" To: Date: Thu 5 Jul 2001 21:17:16 -0500 ================================================ Yeah, I should have clarified that I meant we should use the "Chinese method" (as I've taken to calling it) only on: a)BAD parents who think reproduction should work like a factory assembly line; b)WELFARE parents who think the same thing (THAT one is sure to open a fresh line of hate mail!) On a side note, I'm glad to know I'm NOT the only one who's heard of "The Chinese Method". I was really beginning to wonder! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tara" To: Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 1:53 PM Subject: Re: NCR Ozzfest and other concerts > Naw, let's not do that... I already have two kids, and I might want to have > *one* more in the future, if I ever manage to finish college. Interesting > observation... a friend of mine and her husband decided not to have > children, because the world is too overpopulated already... problem is, > there are plenty of people out there who are willing to make up for the kids > my friend isn't going to be having. And some of those people aren't suited > to be parents, in my opinion... whereas my friend and her hubby would make > great parents. So if a lot of the decent, conscientious people aren't > having kids, or are only having one... and the unfit parents who don't know > what birth control is keep popping them out... what do YOU think the state > of the world is going to be like in 30 or 40 years? Seems to me that the > kids raised by decent parents will be greatly outnumbered by the number of > kids raised by uncaring or incompetent parents. > Another thing along those lines... a different friend of mine, who has one > child and doesn't plan on having more, came up with a very interesting > (though not necessarily feasible or right) theory on how to handle the > population problem. Keep in mind that she proposed this theory after a long > night out at the bar, followed by an hour or two of chasers at home: She > thinks that people should have to be licensed to have children. Mandatory > birth control for every person of childbearing age, and then they have to go > through a long process to get approval to get off the birth control. Tests, > parenting classes, confirmation that they earn enough to support the child > without relying on government assistance, more parenting classes, more > tests... and so on. Then you get a license to have kids, just like you get > a driver's license after you pass some tests. A bit stricter than even > China's law, eh? > > Tara To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp