Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 07, 2021

She is probably right!

A distinct point.

But you have somebody writing your dialog for you.

In the US to qualify for higher education is not about being gifted, but about the caretakers being wealthy. In civilized countries education is free and grades are not motivation, but to weed out daddys-purse-for-brains.

Sadly there are few truly civilized countries in that manner.

Being a real Dad is so much more than fulfilling a Genetic Mandate.

Maybe in college you’ll get pupils.

Because her dad has enough imagination to know what can go wrong and wants to protect his family against it.

The extremely precocious often don’t do well in school, since structured learning isn’t the way they learn. You might do fine without college, though.

Kid’s not thinking long term. Dad’s and Mom’s idea of a genetic mandate might not stop with her.

And parents who adopt are fulfilling what mandate?

Kid’s got a point…

That’s the thing about accidents — it’s not you, it’s the idiot who ran into you.

Actually, I read about genetics when I was a little kid. At first it surprised me how many people had no clue. Classic examples were married couples, both of whom exhibited recessive traits, like blue eyes, and had a child (not adopted) with dominant traits (like brown eyes). The ‘fathers’ didn’t seem to know, and I tend to refrain from being the one to notify them. Still, a national policy of doing DNA checks at birth might help reduce the rate of casual bastardy…

Fair is fair. A woman has always known a baby is hers because it came out of her. A man has always had to just hope it was his.

The DNA checks could also help reduce the issue of ‘fathers’ who let their children be raised on public welfare money rather than claim them. Why shouldn’t they support their own genetic successors?

XX cannot make a Y.

I’m waiting for the City of Bonduel, WI vs the depravity of’ Fanduel’ in RISK trials.

I told them where they could put a Genetic Mandate. Haven’t heard from them since.

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Frazz 17h ·

You’d think they’d spell it “genetic maDNAte,” just to get the key letters in the right order. It wouldn’t be that hard. If half the population pronounces balsamic vinegar “basalmic,” * and even more can’t get “cavalry” and “Calvary” straight, that would suggest we’re open to it.

*What’s that? Half the population isn’t even familiar enough with balsamic vinegar to pronounce it one way or the other? OK, good point.