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I revealed my family's values and expectations about marriage and having children. Our own family "rules."
I said that no one in my family had violated those rules (to date). Therefore, my family doesn't have babies out of wedlock or have shotgun weddings. That is a fact.
I never said it wasn't a possibility in the future. It COULD happen in the future. No one knows what COULD ør MIGHT happen 10 years from now.
Where did you get the idea I'm on a high horse? Because my family doesn't support or encourage intentional single parenthood or marriage because of pregnancy but without love and commitment. It is looked down on and my family doesn't think it's "cool" or smart.
If that's hoity-toity, then good. We understand the value of kids having both a mom and a dad and marriage based on love and commitment, not obligation.
It ISN'T smart to have kids unless you are married to the parent (a parent you have chosen to marry without pressure or obligation). Kids need both parents who love and respect each other and that usually falls under the marriage category.
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