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On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Arinna wrote:

> tori@berksys.com (Victoria McNary) wrote:
> 
> So how about a mandatory vasectomy for the father of a child on
> welfare?  Does forced contraception still sound like such a good idea
> to you? 

Actually, I had a vasectomy.  What was my consolation?  Did I get a 
reduction in Child support (No - it went up).  Did I get custody (no, I 
wasn't even allowed to raise the issue).  Did I get more generious 
visitation (No, my ex decided my visits were disruptive to her family).
How about a tax reduction (nope, went up).

How about improving my social life?  Nope!  It seams that several women 
immediately "Lost Interest" when they found out I was fixed.  The 
interesting thing is that they ended up pregnant within 4-6 weeks of our 
"aborted date".  I always that sex was a prerequisite to conception :-).

I see the only children I will ever have about 3 hours every two years.  
I talk to them on the phone and try to pretend that I am still their 
father.  They tell me about the wonderful things they've done with 
their daddy (my ex's new husband).  Twice/month I send the child-support.
I'm paid up.  I even overpay.  The money I paid for day-care was used to 
put her husband through college.  He's been going to college for 5 
years.  He had a math degree when he proposed to my wife.

Maybe someday I will be able to afford to have a family.  Today, I can 
barely afford the rent.  I earn in the upper 5% of the population.  I 
studied and trained for 30 years to reach this income earning capability.
I live on 20% of my salary.

> Arinna

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From rballard@cnj.digex.net Fri Jan 12 03:25:54 1996