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I find it jarring that someone calls people that they've never met "my children". I get it - biologically they are offspring, but IMO the language should reflec

I find it jarring that someone calls people that they've never met "my children". I get it - biologically they are offspring, but IMO the language should reflect that being a father/mother/child means having a role in the upbringing, and reserve a separate name for mere passage of genes.

rayiner 8y ago
> reserve a separate name for mere passage of genes. Genes are account for about 50% of the differences between people (with the other 50% being environment), so I don't know if "mere passage of genes" is a phrase that really makes sense. (Actually, "nurture" is less, because the 50% environmental component includes surroundings that parents have no control over: https://www.medicaldaily.com/nature-vs-nurture-debate-50-year-twin-study-proves-it-takes-two-determine-human-334686. https://www.medicaldaily.com/nature-vs-nurture-debate-50-yea...)