>>I'm a daddy; I'm a more complete human than they are. >Heh... this line sounds creepily similar...
Yeah, it's creepy. It just didn't come out right. Originally I was going to end with a diatribe about American doctors and their unsubtle attempts to convince fat women not to reproduce, but that didn't match the mood I had set up. The "I'm more human than those trolls" thing just sounds snide.
There's one theory of maturity I've read which places parenthood as the highest level of human growth, but I believe it is to be good at teaching.
I think a reasonable theory of maturity should be looking at hormone flows in the brain. Which life events cause people to say, "xxx changes everything--you get a whole new outlook on life"? According to such a theory, becoming a grandparent should be the pinnacle.
All good parents must be good teachers, of course, so it all comes back to the same key point, namely being able to pass on your wisdom and life experiences to others.
This is a good point, but a more intellectual view than I was aiming for. Having a child activates hindbrain functions that were previously dormant, causing your furry self to become suddenly older.
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Date: 2004-05-12 10:48 pm (UTC)>Heh... this line sounds creepily similar...
Yeah, it's creepy. It just didn't come out right. Originally I was going to end with a diatribe about American doctors and their unsubtle attempts to convince fat women not to reproduce, but that didn't match the mood I had set up. The "I'm more human than those trolls" thing just sounds snide.
There's one theory of maturity I've read which places parenthood as the highest level of human growth, but I believe it is to be good at teaching.
I think a reasonable theory of maturity should be looking at hormone flows in the brain. Which life events cause people to say, "xxx changes everything--you get a whole new outlook on life"? According to such a theory, becoming a grandparent should be the pinnacle.
All good parents must be good teachers, of course, so it all comes back to the same key point, namely being able to pass on your wisdom and life experiences to others.
This is a good point, but a more intellectual view than I was aiming for. Having a child activates hindbrain functions that were previously dormant, causing your furry self to become suddenly older.