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The reality of children, or why have so many. | by Peace_man | 2005-03-08 12:37:38 |
| Indeed, that is the very basis for . . . |
by HadEnuf |
2005-03-08 17:54:29 |
. . . the commandment, "Honor your father and your mother".
This has quite a lot more to do with supporting them in their old age--traditionally, an obligation on the part of the child--than with mere obedience to authority. Indeed, even if they abuse their authority as parents, tradition tends to hold that the obligation *still* stands (though priests, rabbis and such have argued over this "fine point" for quite literally millennia).
It's also the basis for quite a lot of concern on my part, as my wife and I were never able to have children, and we certainly aren't getting any younger! Meanwhile, the various extrafamilial mechanisms for supporting people in advanced age are looking shakier all the time.
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