On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> Jo Anne wrote:
> >
> > (...) The idea of having a baby in that setting sounds a
> > little like what Ritu is talking about in India -- lots
> > and lots of help with the baby for about six
> > weeks. I don't know what current maternal/child bonding
> > studies would say about that system, but from a strictly
> > recovering point of view it sounds wonderful.
> >
> You know, sometimes I think the USA society is made of
> aliens from other planets, because you are *so* different
> from the rest of the world!
>
> For example, USA society *still* is very nomadic, so that
> most families are raised in a different state from the
> state of the parents. And children, when they come to
> University age, go to another state to get their diploma.
>
> It's no surprise that women don't get help from gramma and
> aunties! They may be 1000 km [or the equivalent in that
> horrible pseudo-unit that you use to confuse us, miles] away!
My mom drove 1200 miles (approx. 1900 km) to come out and stay with us.
She left an hour or two before Sammy was born and got here a couple of
hours after we came home.
Dan's mom flew out here. I'm not sure what the distance was, but they
live in the Phoenix, AZ area and we're in Austin, TX, and I'm sure someone
can come up with that distance if anyone really wants it.
Oh, and my sister will be coming from Washington, DC next week, and that's
further from us than my mom is.
Julia
