This is in response to the letter: 95% of Men's Wives 

I was a substitute teacher for a few years and it was really easy to pick out the day care kids. Yes, subbing has its challenges and is not always an easy job because the students prefer the regular teacher, like children prefer Mom. What I found in the classroom is that the day care kids were unmerciful in their negative reaction to me. They seemed to have no conscience compared to their classmates. Also, there were more learning disabilities in this group. How did I find this out? I asked the child and started a conversation. Children do like one-on-one attention and when it looks like they are not going to be sent out of class for poor behavior, they seem to settle down. 

There seems to be a higher percentage of children diagnosed with autism and related syndromes than in the past. Is there any evidence to support a theory these children are placed in the care of someone other than their birth mothers? 

I totally agree with you that if a woman is going to have children she needs to be the only one to raise them. 

Lelia 



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