tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post659218111741906641..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Future Trends and More MerleSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-12856458678542159072007-07-08T10:22:00.000-07:002007-07-08T10:22:00.000-07:00I think people start wanting to have children when...I think people start wanting to have children when they are no longer "hot" themselves out there in the dating-mart. Unfortunately thats dangerously late for a lot of women and they will wind up childless or only get to have one child.<BR/><BR/>As we get surrounded by more and more "diversity" to the point that whites become physically uncomfortable, some people are going to do a little reading and "get it" that replacement birthrates are not a mere statistic, but a reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-21296172738144133352007-07-03T10:01:00.000-07:002007-07-03T10:01:00.000-07:00Alright Margory, Vicki Hearne goes on the pile. :...Alright Margory, Vicki Hearne goes on the pile. :-)<BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-41832313491444463742007-07-02T18:09:00.000-07:002007-07-02T18:09:00.000-07:00I would speculate that having children thickens th...I would speculate that having children thickens the line between humans and animals rather than making a person more inclined to give an animal human characteristics. For example, your dog comes bounding up to you when you come home from work and licks your face as you talk baby talk and rub behind her ears. She's a happy dog. But I can't believe that any sane person wouldn't abandon the dog in a second if his/her children came running in for a hug just behind the dog. Will the dog feel neglected, unloved, unwanted when you turn your affection to your kids? Do you even think about the dogs "feelings" when faced with a decision between the two? <BR/><BR/>On the other hand if you DON'T have kids, there's no one to distract you from attributing all those emotions to the animal and pretty soon when you say, "My dog is a person too..." you really mean it! And if a dog is a person shouldn't they have the same rights as a person? And surely if my dog deserves rights then...And well, you see where this is going. <BR/><BR/>Back in the day when most people had children I would guess that the AR movement was much smaller than it is now. I don't mean to imply that someone who chooses not to have kids is going to be an AR activist, you don't lose your sanity by making that choice (conversely, you may lose much of your sanity by choosing to have children!), but I would guess that having children makes the distinction between kids and companion animals that much more clear.<BR/>==================================<BR/>Oh and Matt, thanks for finally catching the name spelling thing! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-369181330423172922007-07-02T13:14:00.000-07:002007-07-02T13:14:00.000-07:00dearest Matt - quick! - a copy of Adam's Task by V...dearest Matt - quick! - a copy of Adam's Task by Vicki Hearne to shake off some of what the book of a great dog left behind (I'm still reading but I can say that without equivocation already).<BR/><BR/>Am neither married nor a parent and usually steer clear of marriage conversations and of course not being a parent, I am expert on child-rearing;-)).<BR/><BR/>Still: People and dogs are not interchangeable in the ways we treat them; each influence >us< or the 'authority figure' -- and in each instance, adult with child OR dog - believe me - the adult is the authority figure. I know, as kids we all had dogs and we as kids were the 'authority figure' - and some kids are better with dogs than grown-ups -- but that's a circle neither of us should get caught in. (And as a kid, I had a free-ranging dog....)<BR/><BR/>I hope you read some Vicki Hearne.<BR/>-xmargoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-52262417343935759542007-07-02T10:16:00.000-07:002007-07-02T10:16:00.000-07:00I don't think people with children are more inclin...I don't think people with children are more inclined to see their dogs as children. I think that we have had a fabulous symbiotic relationship with dogs for thousands of years because most humans with nurturing in their genes finds themselves responding with nurture to dogs. <BR/><BR/>These days children are a choice rather than a consequence of choosing to have sex. This means that women who don't want to rear their children alone must convince their significant other to want to nurture as well. A very common female ploy to get a man to start thinking and believing he want kids is to get him a puppy.... *shrug* I probably shouldn't give away all our secrets, but I've seen it work more than once.Rebecca K. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203358870369377876noreply@blogger.com