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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @hybridbits OP 17h \ parent \ on: Is choosing not to have kids the most ethical act today? AskSN
You had them, but did you think more about yourself and your experience or really was about them? Like, there’s this movie, Arrival (2016). Amazing film. This is kind of a medium spoiler, but you should still watch it:
The protagonist can see the future, and she knows her child will die young. Yet, she chooses to have the child anyway, because of how beautiful the experience will be, and yada yada
And I kind of see her decision as more about her own desire to have the kid than about truly considering the kid and her life. Like, yes, the child will be loved, will have a good life (until the cancer), she’ll be happy for the most part. And maybe the mother chooses to have her so the child can experience all those positive things, that she already know that will happen (she saw the future).
But at the same time, it feels very narcissistic, because of the obvious.
You, as a parent, how do you see that? You know your kids will probably suffer in life (even just a heartbreak, or a broken arm), and you’re partly responsible for that. What’s your view?
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