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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-25-06 12:35 PM
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65. It depends on what your idea of "enough "is
Some of the yuppie types seem to think that they can't "afford" a child unless they can give it designer clothes, a nursery decorated by a well-known designer, a $10,000 a year pre-school at age three, a $20,000 a year K-12 school; their own TV, computer, stereo, iPod, and their own day planner to keep track of all the lessons and practices they're supposed to go to, along with the occasional "play date" with a suitably vetted little Prince/ss like themselves, a sports car for their 16th birthday, and spending every Christmas vacation skiing in some posh resort.

Children don't need all that Stuff and Lessons as long as they have enough to eat, functional clothes, a roof over their head, parents who are crazy about them but still have the sense to teach them morals, ethics, and proper behavior in public; a well-stocked library and intelligent discussion at home, and encouragement of their own talents and interests.
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