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Old 16-05-2009, 17:35   #29
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: would you start again at 66?

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
I agree with what you're saying, but what about men?

Is it just a design fault, that in theory they can carry on siring children until they drop....or until it drops off?

Well, the man's role in procreation is quite minor......leave a deposit and that is it.......men do not carry a child, are not affected by the hormonal changes of pregnancy(except perhaps second hand)........do not give birth, or breast feed.... do not suffer the indignity of pelvic floor problems.......(let's not go there)and if they do have any hands on skills they are, in the main, quite limited....in short they are not the main carer for a baby/toddler/child........and in my experience most men let mum get up with the tinlid when they are teething or running a fever or are just plain restless........OK, there may be some of you men out there who do a bit more.....but from what I have heard from younger family memebers and friends it doesn't really amount to much.

So I think it is just a bit different for men....and if they really wanted to, a man can just leave his deposit and then.......leave....no emotional attachement.
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