1. parents almost uniformly say they get many emotional benefits from children. 2. bosses don't *necessarily* exert unreasonable control either. the issue is potential. 3. this is really not always the case at all. 4. again, this is an incredibly blinkered assertion.https://twitter.com/Hosea910/status/1338601606045192194 …
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it's not great! among other things it lays the groundwork for the idea that children are always in debt to their parents which is very much a justification of horrific abuse.
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There's always a cold little core inside me that resists sympathy when even the nicest parents start with the bitching about how hard having kids is If you had it forced on you, I'm really really sorry But most of the time they didn't, it was 100% voluntary and chosen
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And you know who really has to live with the consequences of your bad life decisions, the kid God, I wish it were just something like owning a boat where after a year of trying to prove you're a competent and responsible enough person to own a boat you could just sell it
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And everyone with an abusive parent knows, the first, most basic, ground level justification starts with "you owe me."
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oh yes. not "I had a duty to provide for your needs because I made the choice to have you."
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