Letters to the Editor
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it's just not that hard, hotfoot
i took care of my daughter pretty much full time from when she was four months old. i was entranced with her. i didn't mind diapering her any more than i do wiping myself. a baby quickly becomes part of you. my wife didn't go for the "breast feed till first grade" school of thought. she didn't cotton to it. formula works. i was forty when she was born. i didn't think it was going to happen - so it was a miracle, a deep fulfullment. she's now big, but we still maintain a wonderful and close relationship. and she also gets along with her mother really well. it worked out very well - and like cosmic mojo said, financial ability had the most say in the decision, but we were temperamentally suited to our roles as well. our boys still live with us and as far as i'm concerned that's fine, they can stay here forever (i'd like them to earn some money, though). i realize you have to be L*U*C*K*Y but when it runs smooth, parenting is really the easiest thing in the world.