DaleCooper
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2022, 03:38:26 PM » |
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« Edited: August 11, 2022, 03:45:09 PM by DaleCooper »
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A lot of the pro-divorce people seem like they're trying to rationalize or justify their own experiences. Look, my parents divorced because they just couldn't get along. They're not bad people, I still love them, I'm not bitter or angry, but I'm not going to pretend that it didn't make life demonstrably worse for me and the other kids than it would've been if they'd have just been adults and made it work for a few more years. That's all I'm saying. I don't want the state to force people to be stellar parents. I just want society to stop pretending that breaking up a family because mom and/or dad want to give up is an innocent & respectable decision that is in any way motivated by what's best for the kids. No-fault divorce with minor children involved is an anti-family, anti-child action that statistically leads to negative outcomes for children. That's reality, so deal with it. Do what you want, but own your decision and respect the fact that it has consequences for other people.
As for Ferguson's comment about separation, if one parent leaves the family that would be abandonment which would be grounds for a divorce, lol. That actually works pretty well in my opinion because I think that the one who initiates a no-fault divorce (when children are present) should forfeit most of their rights to custody and community property. That alone would resolve a lot of these issues, I think.
Quick edit here: Also, liberals are way too obsessed with the ethereal sensation of "happiness". Every family is weird and awkward in its own ways. Kids don't need parents who are lovey-dovey and happy. They need stability and support from people they can trust. Parents don't have to be in love like a Disney prince and princess for that to happen. There are plenty of moms and step-dads (and vice versa) who are deeply in love, but that doesn't change that the kids are broken up, spending time split between different homes without stability and only getting 50% (if they're lucky) of each parents' attention while also dealing with new schools and new step-siblings in some cases. Some comical love story between parent and step-parent doesn't change that dysfunction. Again, this is about individual selfishness at the expense of children, plain and simple.
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