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December 06, 2005
Boy, I guess I really am old...
You know you're getting old when you realize society has changed since you were born...
Today, I was looking at my birth certificate. Here are the official fields that needed to be filled out on my birth certificate, circa Sep. 22, 1970:
1. Name of Child
2. Date of Birth
3. Sex
4. Place of Birth
5. Residence of Parents
6. Name of Father
7. Occupation of Father
8. Birthplace of Father
9. Maiden Name of Mother
10. Birthplace of Mother
11. Date of Record
Notice anything missing? Maybe it could fit between #9 and #10?
Boy, what a backwards, paternal society we had way back when I was born.
Posted by JoshHornik at December 6, 2005 07:42 PM
Comments
I just checked Ruby's birth certificate. There's no slot for anybody's occupation these days. Also checked mine, though, and it said "Parent's occupation" -- didn't specify father. I guess the world went backward a bit in 1970.
Posted by: Lauri at December 6, 2005 08:37 PM