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Originally posted by warch
True scene from weekend wedding in Phoenix. Spouse not there, but parents were. Mom finds moment to raise child topic.

Mom: "I really want to to see Jake, hes so cute."
(Takes me to my cousin's house to meet his wife and two year old son)
Me: "Hi Jake! Nice to meet you."
(Jake runs from the far end of the room and slams his fists into my abdomen)
Cousin's Wife: "Jake, be gen-tle.", "He's in this aggressive phase..."
Me: "Oh...well...hmm."
(Jake turns attention to torturing old complacent dog by tearing at his ears- dog yelps)
Mom: "He a cutie,(to me) doesnt it make you want one?!"
Me: "Oh, well...hmm."

Later when with Mom,
Me: "No, I just dont think its in the cards. We're still not planning on kids."
Mom: (Sighs and looks away with teary eyes)
Me: "Who needs a margarita?!" (leaves to find strong beverages)

LOL, this is truly worthy of alt.support.childfree (on Usenet). Stories like this are commonplace.

*stews* People saw the child abusing the dog, and they did nothing???? Grrr...:mad:

[quote]Originally posted by MaggieL
I still don't think insisting a seven-year-old stay inside a Philly row house at 9:30 on a super-hot summer evening makes sense.

If a seven year old IS indeed outside at night, then there should be a SWARM of adults around. This should be common sense, IMO. Usually, in city neighborhoods, when kids are out at night, there are a TON of adults around to watch them. I've seen this more time than I can count (and I used to be one of those kids when I visited relatives in Baltimore City).

These kids don't have yards to play in, the house was likely not air-conditioned, the sidewalk is their play space. Row houses are unbearably *hot* in the summer.

Understood, but again, where was the adult supervision?