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This article is from the Good Things About
Having Kids FAQ, by Benjamin V.C. Collins,
collins@campus.mlc.edu with numerous contributions by others.
13 Good Having Kids Answer
You can buy toys and video games and junk food, go to playgrounds
and kid's museums and amusement parks, enjoy it all tremendously,
and not feel weird about it, because your kid is with you.
You become a better person because you have to set a good example.
So your table manners improve, and you cut down on swearing
and television (YMMV).
Similarly, the world becomes a better place. Taking a walk around
the neighborhood with the stroller, you marvel at how friendly
your neighbors are, the vivid green of the grass, how many birds
are out singing.
Other parents bragging about their kids suddenly aren't boring.
You have a good excuse for graying hair and a sagging body. These
things would happen anyway, but you get a great kid in exchange!
And you make your parents so very, very happy.
Jo Pitesky
pitesky@bonnie.astro.ucla.edu
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