tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post112674068794314297..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: “Only Marry a Good Man” vs. “The Power of the Vow”Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1131630608734122662005-11-10T08:50:00.000-05:002005-11-10T08:50:00.000-05:00Most children of divorce manage to marry successfu...Most children of divorce manage to marry successfully, but the wastage rate is high. Kids of never-married parents have a rougher time -- they have less to work with.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1131622792823422912005-11-10T06:39:00.000-05:002005-11-10T06:39:00.000-05:00I agree with what you have written here, and can o...I agree with what you have written here, and can only say in response to 'anonymous' that one can ALWAYS find an example to try to disprove almost anything. Many men have had horrendous examples as parents, especially fathers who are missing for any number of reasons, yet turn that loss into the way NOT to do things. <BR/><BR/>They become that 'good example' to their own children and end the bad example. I have a brother in law (and other friends) who has done just this.WI Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325420326584754119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1126794680492450182005-09-15T10:31:00.000-04:002005-09-15T10:31:00.000-04:00True -- there are individual exceptions to even th...True -- there are individual exceptions to even the best norms. Nonetheless, for society as a whole, I think it would be better if the bourgeois rule were followed than if the single parent norm prevailed. And having a ton of examples doesn't guarantee that they will be followed -- examples plus social norms/expectations/pressure are the best bet. But nothing is certain -- there is no foolproof way to make people be responsible, or to be assured that they will stay responsble.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-1126792639909402702005-09-15T09:57:00.000-04:002005-09-15T09:57:00.000-04:00I have known some very irresponsible fathers who w...I have known some very irresponsible fathers who were/are married that followed the “bourgeois expectations of marriage.” I think that being a good father is not a result of a ton of practice, but of having good examples of the father role to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com