![]() “We’ll get through it together!” Missy responded. But my mother-in-law had conveniently brought along two extra cots for the girls’ tent, so there was really no getting out of it. Tums had became the symbol for all I did not bring to the campout, which was everything. She merely informed me that we were both staying. But I can’t sleep if it’s not there, because there’s nothing worse than waking up in the middle of the night needing a Tums and not having one.Īs the night wore on, though, Missy had decided that we were both going to spend the night after all. ![]() It’s a thing that happened during my pregnancies: I learned never to be without Tums at night. Because of this, I hadn’t brought anything along: Not a sleeping bag, not my toothbrush, not my Tums. Initially, Missy and I had planned to leave late after everyone else had gone to bed, and go home to the comfort of our respective air conditioned bedrooms. “Never mind,” I cryptically texted, refusing to go into detail.Įventually, around midnight, the little girls called it quits. I continued on, refusing to be thwarted.īy that time I was close enough to the cars and kids to see that they weren’t actually cars and kids. Then Marlboro Man responded, “There is no road.” What does he mean? He can’t see me? How is that possible? I’m driving right toward them. I drove along, and a few seconds later, Marlboro Man texted back. ![]() I figured Marlboro Man would look down the road and see my gnarly white vehicle traveling along, leaving a trail of dust behind it. I stopped the car and typed “I see you guys!” on my phone. At least I was headed in the right direction. They were a good mile-and-a-half down the road, but at least I had them in my sights. There they were! I saw a bunch of cars-all of Marlboro Man’s cousins who’d traveled from far and wide with their kids and their tents-and I saw all the kids running around and playing. I think he was concerned I’d taken a wrong turn. And by the time I was at this spot, my beloved texted me. This book brings together contributions from the fields of genetics, behavioral biology, primatology, biological and social anthropology, philosophy, and psychiatry which reexamine these questions.Marlboro Man had gone on to the campsite with the kids and I’d run to town to get more bottled water since the temperature was 109 degrees at 6:30 pm and in situations like that, mothers don’t know what else to do but buy more bottled water. Nor has there been any conclusion to the debate over Freud’s view that the incest taboo is necessary because humans are sexually attracted to their closest relatives-a claim countered by Westermarck's argument for the sexually inhibiting effects of early childhood association. That there is a biological basis for the avoidance of inbreeding seems incontrovertible, but just how injurious inbreeding really is for successive generations remains an open question. ![]() Is inbreeding harmful? Are human beings and other primates naturally inclined to mate with their closest relatives? Why is incest widely prohibited? Why does the scope of the prohibition vary from society to society? Why does incest occur despite the prohibition? What are the consequences? After one hundred years of intense argument, a broad consensus has emerged on the first two questions, but the debate over the others continues. ![]()
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