Jamie Walker wrote:

> I spend a lot of time looking after kids that aren't mine, simply because
> I like doing it. You can rest assured that if/when it comes to having
> kids of my own, I will be spending a *lot* of time looking after them.
> Despite this, the prevailing attitudes in this country (and many others
> judging by comments here) mean that I would have very little chance of
> getting custody in a relationship breakup.

And the converse - a friend of mine is in the situation where she had
to fight to NOT get custody of the children in the relationship. She 
was female, ergo she was SUPPOSED to want them.. when she's not all that
maternal and her partner would be much, MUCH better with the kids, and 
they with him.

Lesigh.


Jenn V.
-- 
       "Do you ever wonder if there's a whole section of geek culture 
                you miss out on by being a geek?" - Dancer.

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