Your life is a lie?

Not the family life as promoted in glossy life style magazines, I assume. (a bigger lie than family life as promoted by churches, I think)

Arnon

When I hear the stories of my friends living the contemporary family life (woman and man both have jobs outside the house, children go to day-nursery or school), I witness one thing: organisation. Is this also true in the families you are visiting?

If you want to know the truth about being a parent (or at least a very funny version of it), watch Louis C.K. on youtube.

Dens

That's not what the woman was saying.

Mr. Arnon

But it's implied?

Dens

No, she wasn't speaking about me.

arnon

do you think it might be limiting not to have family life?

Andrea

No why? Do you want to start a family?

Truth

Kids are little dictators that most parents have little influence on, especially in the suburbs, it seems. Luckily, about 50% of all new marriages break-up after a year, similar to new enterprises. The replacement rate is 1.4 per family and decreasing. Arnon, your lifestyle is 'the truth', as opposed to being married and having children. What worries me is that a growing part of the population is becoming religuous, due to the fact that religuous people tend to live the 'old skool' lifestyle.

Are we still going to have that coffee?

arnon

no, not right away. I dont think its wise to drag my troubles into any sreious relationship.
I want to have kid when I am sure a am capable of staying happy and shining at least for twelve years.

Andrea

That would be a lie. 12 years....

Laurens Gunneweg - would you mind explaining what you mean when you say Arnon Grunberg's lifestyle is 'the truth'?

hanny

or become liar.

andrea

A liar lies, doesn't (s)he?
It seems to be your only option so why wait?
Or do you have to learn how to lie first?
Or will there be any chance that you'll become happy and shiny?
Do you think your kids will be healthier with mommy sitting shiny while they do things you won't accept? Or do you think an always happy and shining mother will prevent them from doing such things?
Have you already found a man who will take part in your experiment?

hanny

1-yes, indeed.
2-no, I dont think so.
3-I am not sure I want to become good in this sport.
4-So far I am a bit happier every day so I think it is possible. But I am not in charge to comment on the subject of shining.
5-Yes, I do. But I am not takling about accepting with smile anything they do. I just dont want them to be limited by my ups and downs.
6-No.
7-No.

Laurens

My assistant Johannes is going to contact you.

No coffee

Unfortunately I do not live in Leidsche Rijn, but Overvecht. It seems that limits your 'research area' according to Johannes. Living on the other side of the highway (A2), in Utrecht, we tend to look down on people moving out to Leidsche Rijn. As if they're moving to a foreign country. "Goodbye, we'll visit you sometime in summer!"

If circumstances change, let me know if you'd be interested in dropping by. Otherwise, see you in another lifetime.

Laurens

To be more precise, I used the word 'work area'.