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I agree with Kari in this chapter when the author stated that the concept of motherhood was closely tied to fertility if not to the emotional or spiritual bond between mother and child. But what was everyone's reaction to the matter-of-fact and unsentimental view of children, reared for the benefit of the community and not for the personal pleasure of the parents? --Joe C. | I agree with Kari in this chapter when the author stated that the concept of motherhood was closely tied to fertility if not to the emotional or spiritual bond between mother and child. But what was everyone's reaction to the matter-of-fact and unsentimental view of children, reared for the benefit of the community and not for the personal pleasure of the parents? --Joe C. | ||
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| + | In response to Rebecca's statement, I think that having alot of children was very important in New England because it was foremost a family-based area. But the child mortality rate was also very high, so I think many families tried to have as many children as possible because, chances were, a significant percentage of those kids were going to die before adulthood. I also wonder, too, if having more children was, in a way, a bit of a status thing. After reading this chapter I thought maybe some people were having kids because it was a sign of their worthiness. - Celia | ||
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