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Topic: Think parents should take a class
Peccy Joined Thu 06/28/07 Posts: 17181	Mon 02/18/08 09:08 PM
before being allowed to have a kid(s)?

ohmyitsmike Joined Sat 01/05/08 Posts: 117	Mon 02/18/08 09:08 PM
I will second that notion

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Mon 02/18/08 09:08 PM
Yes

johncarl Joined Mon 11/26/07 Posts: 5074	Mon 02/18/08 09:09 PM
i agree

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Mon 02/18/08 09:09 PM
ooo yeah... my parents didnt do a bad job but.... there r sumthings they should have learned

cherryxxangel89 Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 762	Mon 02/18/08 09:10 PM
use a condom

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Mon 02/18/08 09:11 PM
Well, lots of people can Ace classes and then turn out to be complete failures at the practical application of the knowledge. I don't think it would result in any improvements on current society.

UplandHunter Joined Thu 02/07/08 Posts: 8066	Mon 02/18/08 09:11 PM
Our children are our only hope for the future, but we are their only hope for the present and their future.

moofooga Joined Thu 01/31/08 Posts: 25515	Mon 02/18/08 09:12 PM
absolutely. they should know what they're getting into before they get into it. case in point- my cousin's nineteen year-old daughter was recently found to have been knocked-up by her tattooed, no-job havin' boyfriend. had either (or both of them) had taken classes in parenting (and the stresses that are a part of parenting), they'd know about the hell to come that is being a parent. of course, said daughter is under the impression that poppin' out a kid is like owning a pet hamster with little in the way of responsibility or consequence. she'll be in for a BIG surprise come in the next nine months, if not the next eighteen years.

LadyOfMagic Joined Fri 09/29/06 Posts: 4957	Mon 02/18/08 09:12 PM
I've always thought that people should take classes before being allowed to have babies..It's nice to know that others agree with me..I was beginning to wonder if I was nuts for thinking so.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Mon 02/18/08 09:14 PM
Well that's unenforcable, but a class to get a marrage license might be a good idea. Marriage is a contract. People should be aware of the legal aspects of it before they try to get a divorce! This should include legal aspects of parenting & custody.

LadyOfMagic Joined Fri 09/29/06 Posts: 4957	Mon 02/18/08 09:17 PM
absolutely. they should know what they're getting into before they get into it. case in point- my cousin's nineteen year-old daughter was recently found to have been knocked-up by her tattooed, no-job havin' boyfriend. had either (or both of them) had taken classes in parenting (and the stresses that are a part of parenting), they'd know about the hell to come that is being a parent. of course, said daughter is under the impression that poppin' out a kid is like owning a pet hamster with little in the way of responsibility or consequence. she'll be in for a BIG surprise come in the next nine months, if not the next eighteen years. Well the boyfriend should have already had a job b4 gettin the girl preg..love is nice but you can't live on it.

livelife68 Joined Sun 12/30/07 Posts: 3696	Mon 02/18/08 09:21 PM
I doubt it would make much of a difference in the majority of people.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Mon 02/18/08 09:24 PM
Well that's unenforcable, but a class to get a marrage license might be a good idea. Marriage is a contract. People should be aware of the legal aspects of it before they try to get a divorce! This should include legal aspects of parenting & custody. Actually, if you are in the military, they do make you take a class if you get engaged. At least they did when I got engaged when I was in the Navy. Notice, he and I never got married. It would have been a major mistake. Good thing I opened my eyes.

littleredhen Joined Sat 01/12/08 Posts: 6837	Mon 02/18/08 09:32 PM
Well that's unenforcable, but a class to get a marrage license might be a good idea. Marriage is a contract. People should be aware of the legal aspects of it before they try to get a divorce! This should include legal aspects of parenting & custody. Actually, if you are in the military, they do make you take a class if you get engaged. At least they did when I got engaged when I was in the Navy. Notice, he and I never got married. It would have been a major mistake. Good thing I opened my eyes. I was married in 1981 my ex was active duty then we didn't have to do that, It would have been a good idea. The preacher that married us didn't make us go through his regular class because of the limited time the ex was home(he was on a carrier). It might have stopped us from making a huge mistake.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Mon 02/18/08 09:35 PM
Well that's unenforcable, but a class to get a marrage license might be a good idea. Marriage is a contract. People should be aware of the legal aspects of it before they try to get a divorce! This should include legal aspects of parenting & custody. Actually, if you are in the military, they do make you take a class if you get engaged. At least they did when I got engaged when I was in the Navy. Notice, he and I never got married. It would have been a major mistake. Good thing I opened my eyes. I was married in 1981 my ex was active duty then we didn't have to do that, It would have been a good idea. The preacher that married us didn't make us go through his regular class because of the limited time the ex was home(he was on a carrier). It might have stopped us from making a huge mistake. It was 1988 and we were both on land. I guess that might have had something to do with it.