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"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, says...
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>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> >
>> > "Janet" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> In article >,
>> >> says...
>> >>>
>> >>> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:51:17 -0400, jmcquown >
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> You don't have kids Jill. You don't know. I am *not* going to
>> >>> >>> make
>> >>> >>> her
>> >>> >>> make her own dinner during the school year. She has a line on
>> >>> >>> two
>> >>> >>> jobs. If
>> >>> >>> she gets one, she'll have even less time at home.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >The fact that I don't have kids doesn't have a thing to do with it.
>> >>>
>> >>> It does in fact have much to do with it - anybody who has not had
>> >>> kids
>> >>> doesn't have a clue what it is like to have them, raise them, watch
>> >>> them.
>> >>
>> >> Pure crap. I can think of numerous childless people whose lives were
>> >> devoted to the expert and loving raising, watching and responsibility
>> >> for other peoples children; as extended family, paid houseparents,
>> >> foster parents, teachers.
>> >>
>> >> Very often those childless people were far better at every aspect of
>> >> raising kids, than the childrens' feckless, reckless and selfish
>> >> natural
>> >> parents.
>> >>
>> >> Janet UK
>> >
>> > Part time parenting is not the same as 24/7 for life.
>>
>> Correct.
>
> Well, you've only parented one kid for a mere 16 years. That's pretty
> part time to many of us far more experienced longterm parents. Get back
> to us when you both grow up.

Do you see me going around giving parenting advice? No. *Any* advice? Not
usually. I do not claim to be an expert on anything or anyone. And no, I
don't want to hear your definition of "grow up". I don't consider *you* to
be an expert on anything.