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Is there more to parenthood than having your living room wrecked? David Williamson comes to terms with a change of status among his friends MY MOBILE phone is buzzing as text messages come in declaring the arrival of new children on the planet. I haven't signed up for a maternity announcement service, but an incredible number of people I know seem to have embraced parenthood in the past few months. This amazes me. In California people invest thousands of hard-earned dollars insuring themselves against earthquake damage. Yet deciding to have a child is synonymous with having one's living room wrecked. One couple I knew once epitomised marriage as a foundation for civilisation. Their home was filled with great books and fantastic art - to visit them for half an hour was like stepping into renaissance Florence minus the plague.
The notion that they had decided to start a family was not a de facto cause for alarm. Surely it can only be a good thing if two fantastic human beings decide to cherish and nurture a son or daughter who will pay taxes while we slip into dotage?See the full content of this document
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How Life Changes When Your Best Mates Have Kids
But when I next visited their home, which once pulsed to the sounds of great music and unfettered laughter, I found it as silent as a crypt.
"Don't wake the baby," the wife said.I sat do...See the full content of this document
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