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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by graemep on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:28PM (#49630089)
Very few women breastfeed for years. When breastfeeding they can express milk and keep a bottle in the fridge. The father can do literally everything else.

Other than that, what evidence do you have that there is a "biological instinct"?

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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by carlosjobim on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:48PM (#49630416)
You want me to give you evidence that infants have a biological instinct to suckle their mother's milk?
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Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by graemep on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @08:06PM (#49636413)
No, I want evidence that this means they have a "biological instinct" to regard the mother as the primary parent. One is a instinctive physical behaviour, the other is emotional, but you are claiming that the first proves the second.
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