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In reply to the discussion: Should it be illegal or legal to charge women more than men for health insurance [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)Men believe babies are delivered by storks, thus they are not in any way responsible to pay for them. There's a reason they believe this:
Where did the delivery stork myth originate?
...Some believed that a stork could cause a woman to become pregnant just by looking at her. (!)
Storks are migratory, which means they could technically be delivery babies from some far away, mystical land.
The souls of unborn children were once believed to live in marshes, wells, springs and ponds - all areas also coincidentally frequented by storks. The birds were said to fetch the babies souls during their migratory flights and deliver them to their expectant parents...
White storks measure 40 to 50 inches tall with a wingspan of 61 to 70 inches and weigh between 5 and 10 pounds - potentially large enough to at least imagine carrying an infant...
http://blog.sfgate.com/pets/2011/05/08/where-did-the-delivery-stork-myth-originate/
They don't trust any woman about this issue, because as you can see, the storks did it. All births are by immaculate conception. See, still not their responsiblity.