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3catwoman3

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6. Fortunately, I did not personally see egregious situations like that...
Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:46 PM
Sep 29

...but a lot of stupid stuff, like a 17 yr old mom who was unhappy that she couldn't go out and sunbathe because her baby always needed something from her. Or the mother of an 11 yr old girl who was still assisting her daughter to clean herself after using the bathroom - the child was not disabled in any way.

I decided fairly early in my career that "if I ran the world," I would put removeable contraceptive devices into everyone before puberty that could not be removed before age 25 - screw around all you want, but don't make any new human beings until you are emotionally mature enough to care for them.

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