There 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 t

There 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.