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An interesting (and treuly some-what tragic) topic is that of nurturing.
Since the overt "goal" of evolution is reproduction/perpetuation of 
the species; if we may speak of a "goal" as if evolution were a
conscious entity, instead of the blind workings of pure chance,
atomic/molecular properties, and the physics of self-organising
systems.

In my own case, clearly, i produced children so that my parents'
evolutionary need was fulfilled. But, in the end the total lack
of nurturing (which i greatly tried to correct with my own 
offspring) is an interesting (and as mentioned before, tragic)
topic for consideration. I think the best thing that may be said
is that they tended to leave me alone, and ignore me -- except 
when they needed some sort of menial household chores done; the
most pressing of these was the cleaning of the numerous cat boxes,
mowing the lawn and cleaning the basement, and whatever else needed
doing. That they did not really give me an allowance was odd, since
all of my friends got quite sizable allowances for doing what (seemed
to me) to be less work than i did. Regardless, i earned money by 
mowing the lawns of other people, helping with chores around their
yards, etc. 

My parents of course told me to save the money (what little there 
was), but my insatiable curriousity led me to be the spendthrift
that has