Lots of kids without ancestors, no? Multiple fathers and multiple mothers don't make clear lines of succession. It sounds to me very messy, Darrell. I suppose it seems fine and normal to you, and that's sort of my point: it *is* perfectly normal. The culture is floundering, flopping around, directionless. In fact, there is no longer a single national culture. My family includes a couple of gay guys who may or may not be married but have succeeded in buying a child perfectly legally. And on it goes, with everyone doing his own thing, with commitments always provisional, with all avenues always open, no stop signs. I know how easy it is to divorce and start over - I'm divorced. Nothing to it. Not a bit of social opprobrium. There are no longer any obstacles to doing anything anyone wants to do. When's the last time you heard the phrase "social standards"?
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On Apr 27, 2025, at 00:09, Darrell King via groups.io <DarrellGKing@...> wrote:
I guess my confusion is that I do not see that families are no longer breeding generation after generation. Or I am misunderstanding. I had two children with my first wife. My present wife has two from her first marriage. Almost everyone in our combined families has children. Many of the children are having children. Most of our friends do as well, and I see hordes of children in the communities I pass through.