I took as polemic, Moose, in the style of the Fildes grump.
Babies are part of life, and railing against the state of infancy, against the
existence of infants and their mothers close by, is futile. The beauty of
those baby-and-mother ensembles will vary with the perception of the beholder.
Chris
On 18 Feb 2010, at 04:41, Moose wrote:
> On 2/4/2010 1:08 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> Having worked for so long in teaching, where this is a very common
>> occurrence, I do most sincerely believe that offices and other work
>> environments should be fitted with 'baby alert' systems so that sensible
>> people can flee and be spared all those silly noises and sentiments; the
>> lying about the attributes of some ugly, swollen-headed brat; the smell of
>> sour milk and shit; the screaming of sociopathic infants; the desperate
>> rationalisations of the sleep-deprived mother who has just realised that
>> life as she knew it has disintegrated.
>> But then...who listens to me.
>>
>
> Hard to tell ... No responses, so the answer might be no one. On the
> other hand, perhaps most readers don't agree with your opinions, can
> tell that they aren't likely to be changed by any response, and choose
> to save their virtual breath.
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