>As it turns out, I wasn't really pointing the finger (of that last >sentence, anyway) at William, but, as you notice, at the fact that >there's something behind these numbers that suggests that parenting >operates differently from the pursuit of "pleasurable activities".
Absolutely. As it turns out, I'm having a very difficult time doing paperwork to keep one of extra daughters eligible to stay in the states while she takes her medcats again and tries again for med. school. Her goal is to be the only cardiologist in Zambia, they lost their only one to death a few years back.....not that she'd be upset if someone else became one, but one is much better than zero. >Also as it turns out, I have known that I wanted to be a father >from the time I was about 12 or 13, and even with the death of my >first son, it is still the best thing I've ever done. >And hellz yeah, I could think of plenty more "pleasurable activities" >than parenting, but I wouldn't trade 'em for being a dad. It all has to do with value systems. I was mentioning William, not as finger pointing, but in recognition that he has a very different set of values than I do. I think, from conversations and emails, that you and I are closer in fundamental values, even when we differ from time to time on how best to achieve goals we mutually agree upon. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
