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With all of the childless couples in this world, it occurs to me that there are likely a very large number of couples who would happily hire their kids out for a contribution to school fees, health insurance, international excursions, charities, etc.
This would serve the multiple purposes of:
-Relieving
some of the emotional burden of 24/7 parenthood.
-Showing the sometimes ungrateful kids just how good/bad they have things at home.
-Giving unfortunate couples who really want kids the experience of having them on a part-time basis.
Security would be a consideration, but no more so than is involved in sleepovers, school camps and such.
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I think a lot less people would have kids if they could rent
them for a few months first. Your "try before you buy" idea
could bring down our civilization! |
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If renting your children out is okay, then by that logic
wouldn't selling them be okay too? And what's stopping
people from renting children for cheap day labor? |
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[Unabubba], someone has stolen your account and is using your name to flood the halfbakery with short crappy ideas. I would reclaim my account and talk to the bakesperson about deleting most of it if I were you. |
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If you were me you'd shit yourself and go into hiding, [zeno]... seriously. |
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// a lot less people would have kids // |
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You say that like it would be a bad thing. |
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// wouldn't selling them be okay too? // |
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Yes. It happens already. You got a problem with that ? |
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// And what's stopping people from renting children for cheap day labor? // |
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In the "Third World", nothing. It's Standard Operating Procedure, in fact. Elsewhere, it's stopped by interfering bureaucratic busybodies who for some reason seek to prevent the efficient exploitation of this cheap , plentiful supply of low-grade labour. |
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// appropriate security checks // |
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Why ? That will just put the costs up...... is there no cotton to be spun, no coal to be mined, no chimneys to be swept ? Are there no Workhouses ? |
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If only it would snow .... the perfect time to evict widows and orphans. <twirls points of moustache, doffs top hat ironically> |
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You're a collective, not a couple, you TA twat. No way you'd get through the first round of vetting. |
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You keep that vet and the two bricks away from us, you hear ? We know what happens to bullocks ... |
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Same thing that happens to their bollocks... |
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As a child of divorced parents who had joint custody, I was a 'shared kid.' Effectively, I lived out of a suitcase and never planned anything further than a week out because I never knew exactly what was happening at the other house. Consequently my long-term planning skills as an adult are less than ideal. |
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I could see it as a reality show, though. |
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