A man puts his girl friend through a lie detector test to check if she has been cheating on him. He states he will break up with her, never to associate himself with her again, if the result turns out to be positive; and will propose marriage to her, if it turns out negative.
Lack of trust - this is the note on which the couple begin their married life together. It’s easy to guess why the divorce rate in this country is as high as it is.
Turns out, they also have a child out of wedlock. What of the child, if the lie detector shows his mother to be unfaithful? Doesn’t the child need the love and attention of both parents to have a secure childhood? Why bring a new life into the world if you cannot take up its responsibility and ensure its well being? To raise yet another generation of psychopaths who attribute all their misdeeds to an unhappy childhood?
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Interesting hypothesis. If the girl were smart, she'd put HIM to a lie detector test! Should it turn positive, feed him to the crocs here at Chennai. (I could help with the logistics! ;) As for the kid, she stands a better chance nurturing and making a man of him than his father, I guess. My 2 cents. What say you? :)
I do not agree with Ravi's arguement, both the man and woman have equal chances of nurturing the kid well.
As the article says, its all upto taking responsibility, be it a man or woman.
Vijay, I believe that the presence and active participation of both parents is imperative during a child’s early years. In that respect, I agree with you, in keeping with the article, that neither parent should shirk his/her responsibility. Especially when there is nothing to stop them but their own indifference.
However, in general, I think a woman is more capable of raising her child single-handedly, than is her male counterpart. On this count, I agree with Ravi. How often do we see widowers jump into remarriage unable to juggle work and home, especially when there is a child to tend to. On the other hand, we see single mothers handle the situation with aplomb. I am definitely not comparing the two sexes here or implying that one is superior to the other. It’s just the way the two are made. Both have some traits in common, and many that are mutually exclusive. As far as caring and nurturing go, the woman is the gifted one. Doesn’t the fact that she is the one chosen to bear and bring a new life into the world, bear testimony to this?
But again, there are always exceptions! Seen Kramer v/s Kramer?
Yeah I mostly agree to all the points,
I have seen a lot of exceptional cases where the man has dispensed the duties in a exceptional manner. Chances of seeing such people as u said is very less. But what ever said and done, the children of single parent go thru a lot of emotional problems, be it raised by man or woman.
One a lighter side,
As far as affection goes, I thnk the man is always shows more affection to the girl child, I used to shout during my childhood for "Care for th boy child" like the slogan the govt had for girls :-)) against my sister.
On second thoughts... we only set an example for these lie detectors -- remember Seetha being tested (agni pareeksha) by Rama in Ramayana.
But Prashanth, that was aeons ago. We have come a long way since then. It in no way justifies his action in this day and age. Don't you think so?
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