In the 1950s and 1960s in particular there was a view that there were two groups of irresponsible couples: those who had no children, and therefore were self-centred and parasitic on the children of others, and those who had too many children, and therefore were irresponsible and libidinous. Both groups tended to be very defensive, particularly when confronted with the other.
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Date: 2006-09-16 10:12 am (UTC)