golfer: I wasnt sure what the right word was, hence the question mark in parenthesis. Apparently “annoyed” is the wrong word. I dont hear of rabbonim nowadays saying negative when a girl is born, thats why it only bothers me when i hear about those stories from the past.
interjection: i always fall for it ;). I never heard it the way you put it, very interesting! And now I’m falling for your “teretz:!
wolfishmusings: I dont disagree with you. However, while they had their values right back then, they did have more deaths and most of the diseases back then were fatal as opposed to those same diseases today.
poster: hear, hear!!