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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Loving Kids Too Much - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 31-May-84 00:54:00 EDT
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Nf-From: uicsl!preece    May 17 23:54:00 1984

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uicsl!preece    May 17 23:54:00 1984

	     If you have children and you have no love for them
	I suggest that you seek some professional advice about what
	to do when they begin attempting suicide, drug abuse, anti-
	social acts, or becoming manic depressives.
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Aside from flip answers, do you have any serious advice for people who
aren't crazy about their kids?  There are kids who, despite being given
consistent love and attention become unlovable, there are parents who
despite their best efforts discover they weren't cut out to be parents.
Do you think foster parents are a better situation?

Now as it happens I'm crazy about my kids and we had them because we
both liked our families and wanted to be one too.  Fortunately our
kids have turned out pretty well (so far, at least), but I like to
think we would have done our best by them even if they had been
horrible. But I know kids I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy who have
very caring parents and have lovely siblings. I can imagine not being
able to stand a kid like that. I don't know what to do about it,
but I can imagine it.  If Jay can't he must have a limited
imagination.

scott preece
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