LadyEllen -> RE: How to punish a slave that has broken every rule? (2/7/2007 3:50:11 PM)
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I just cant believe this is a debate on who ought to be punished and how in this situation. I mean crikey - theyre having a child together. Whatever one or both of them might have breached in terms of their relationship, each of them and the two of them together now, come second to the child. If they want whats best for the child, as they should, then all bets should be considered off and everything back up for negotiation. Thats not to say they need abandon totally, the lifestyle dynamic they had before, but I've heard it so often before from prospective parents, the idea that a child need not change anything, and seen everytime that those who think that way are rapidly disabused of their notions. There are clearly some issues in the relationship from what we have been told, and IMO there are now several months at least over which these can be discussed - really even longer than that, as just when the pregnancy itself ends, the real work starts; the 24/7 of raising a baby. We've heard opinions that in this case, based on what has been divulged, there is likely fault on both sides too - therefore it seems additionally ridiculous to allocate blame and correction on one side only; a relationship is something that takes all sides to work at, whatever the dynamic. The faults must be identified and dealt with, such that the child can be raised in a happy home; let the resolution of these faults take place now, whilst the two of them concentrate on the interests of the child. E
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