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jcooley@world.std.com (John Cooley) writes:
> I just saw on one of those news shows on night TV an interview by Jane Pauly
> of Ann Landers.  Two of the stats that surprised me was that Ann Landers
> said when she asked her readers if they could do it all over again:
> 
>          - Only 55% said they would have married their current spouse.
> 
>          - 70% said they wouldn't have had kids if they could do it again.

Matt Austern <austern@mti.sgi.com> wrote:
>Who would you expect to respond to such a question in a newspaper
>column: people who are happy with their choices, or people who are
>unhappy?  

I know it wasn't a scientific poll & all, but I felt it was rather surprizing.
Judging from all the letters I've read in her column over the years, Ann
Landers tends to get more response from middle aged woman more than any
other group.  (You know: hubby's a drunk & needs help, etc.)  And, over
the years, I've more than once got to hear from more than one parent about
how their kids were the best thing that ever happened to them, again, and
again, and again, and again.  That's why I was surprized to see this 70%
figure.  Then I realized that it could be that most parents would never want
to admit publically that they wished they hadn't have had kids.  It sort
of reflects poorly on them and is bound to draw some suspicious looks...

  - John

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