(Del Libro "Growing Up isn't Hard to do if you Start Out as a KID")


Chapter I: Marriage and the Other Mushy Things That Grown-ups Do (extracto)


Estas son contestaciones de ni~o/as a la pregunta What Exactly is Marriage?:


"Marriage is when you get to keep the girl and don't have to give her back
 to her parents!"  Eric, age 6

"Marriage means spending a lot of time together - even if you don't want to!"
 Craig, age 9

"I don't want to get married even though I'm already nine.  You're never
 alone and your wife follows you around all the time."
 Sammy, age 9

"It's when you go to church, and a man whispers something in you ear and it
 makes you cry, and then he gets to kiss you for what he said."
 Lynnette, age 8


Kids statements "Concerning the Proper Age to Get Married":


"Nineteen. By then they already come with a child, and you don't have to
 worry about getting one."  Sandy, age 7

"I would say that thirty years old is a good age, because when you are
 30 you have gotten all your excitements out of your system, and you don't
 mind doing stuff like taking out the garbage."  Carlos, age 10

"84! Because at that age you don't have to work anymore, and you can spend
 all your time loving each other in your bedroom."  Carolyn, age 8

"You should wait till you're 16 because it looks strange if you don't. What
 are you going to tell your wife if she wants you to drive her somewhere and
 you don't have a license yet?"   Reggie, age 9


"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!"  Bert, age 5


Answers to "What Do Most People Do on a DAte?"


"They have their first child."  Larry, age 7

"On the first date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets
 them interested enough to go for a second date."  Martin, age 10

"I don't even like girls, so I ain't the best one to give you advice about
 dating." Jamie R., age 6

"Too many people on dates talk about drugs and drinking. ....Not me...
 I'll spend the dates talking about myself."


Answers to "How Would the World Be Different if People Didn't Get Married?"


"There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?"
 Kelvin, age 8

"People would smoke more, because they would be more nervous."
 Lynnette, age 8

"You wouldn't get stuck with anybody who claimed to be your brother."
 Larry, age 7

"If there wasn't any weddings,that would be one less job for the priests to
 do."   Mary Beth, age 10

"It would mean my mom and dad wouldn't know each other, and so half of my
 personality would be somewhere else.....Probably in Chicago, because that's
 where my dad is from."  Ernie, age 8

"You can be sure of one thing - the boys would come chasing after us just
 the same as they do now!" Roberta, age 7




...Curioso lo que dicen los ni~os verdad?...


M.J. (Maria)



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