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Being a parent does not magically make you a more empathetic person, nor does it teach you “unknowable” things. Perhaps you lacked empathy before having a child
by ramphastidae 5y ago
Being a parent does not magically make you a more empathetic person, nor does it teach you “unknowable” things. Perhaps you lacked empathy before having a child, but it is unfair and just plain wrong to project that onto all childless people.
- lkois 5y agoThere are some parents like the parent comment, who claim that having a child is some essential ingredient for learning empathy. To me, all that says is that they lacked empathy before having a child, and continue to lack empathy for anyone but their child. And they're so shocked by their new experience of empathy for this person they've created, that they unempathetically claim that others must also create a person to experience the same shocking feeling of caring about more than just themselves.
- blisterpeanuts 5y agoI didn't say people without children "lack empathy".