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Her children would have been way past childhood by the time she became a nun... like way past.
by iammisc 5y ago
Her children would have been way past childhood by the time she became a nun... like way past.
- jl6 5y agoBut being a parent doesn’t end when the kid turns 18.
- CalRobert 5y agoThe part where you live to fulfill their needs does, though.
- vanattab 5y agoIt doesn't for many patents. Many people draw meaning from life through their close relationships.
- threatofrain 5y agoI'd argue that fulfilling a child's needs is the bedrock to a more important parental goal — helping your children attain optimism in a world where many people lose.
- iammisc 5y agoBeing religious is already enough though. Catholics attending mass are least likely to commit suicide amongst other outcomes
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoI would hope there is some middle ground between "live to fulfill their needs" and "seeing them twice in 30 years and never seeing your grandchildren".
- watwut 5y agoBy the time the offspring is 30, parents are free to make decisions for themselves. At that point, many children themselves left miles away and have only sporadic contact due to living independently. Or joimed army. It is absurd to talk about it as if they were 5. There is be way to become nun or monk without leaving your parents, siblings, friends, literally everyone.
- Grustaf 5y agoDepends on which monastic order you join. Some are extremely strict. Completely agree about "abandoning" your adult children.