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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody wants to hear this, but it is totally unnatural for mammals to abandon their infant for 8-10 hours a day. [/quote]

I see you are no biologist.[/quote]

+1. Some mammals eat their young, too, in nature. Is that what we should be striving for?[/quote]

Yes, this is some "nature = always good" fallacy at play right here. You know what is also present in nature (and in prehistoric human societies)? Alloparenting -- the rearing of offspring by a group or tribe of relatives. "It takes a village" is validated by biology.[/quote]

Yup. It is incredibly rare for mammal mothers to care for offspring on their own for more than short postpartum period (which is also partly about the mother recovering from birth). Humans only started doing this within the second half of the last century -- the idea of a SAHM or housewife on her own with no help (whether extended family or community, or hired help) is incredibly new and has never worked particularly well.

And I say that as someone who SAHMed for two years and actually really liked it. It has it's perks. But it's not "natural" which is why many SAHMs dedicate a huge percentage of their energy to looking for connection and community. It's instinctual to seek out the safety and security of a group when caring for a young child.[/quote]

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