> The idea of the children not "belonging" to the parents, to the family, but > rather having a bigger circle of "upbringing resources" is not so recent as > fascists or Marx. It probably pre-dates most of the Christian > (totalitarian) roots our culture is based on. Children belonging to, being > some form of property of, their parents may feel natural to some or most, > but there's nothing inherent natural in the type of family structure that > Western culture is based on. And it brings forth enough aberrations that > questioning it from time to time just seems healthy. I'd agree with that! -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist