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> If all your parents did was give you the opportunity to grow up stateside as opposed to some communist hellhole or third-world slum, that itself is worth a li
by s5300 4y ago
> If all your parents did was give you the opportunity to grow up stateside as opposed to some communist hellhole or third-world slum, that itself is worth a lifetime of gratitude that you can never hope to pay back. As hard as first generation parents may be on their kids, they have almost certainly endured through far worse in their childhood.
You’re supposed to have a lifetime of gratitude towards somebody who willfully brought you into your self described hell?
…weird, yo.
- Thorrez 4y agoI interpret 1lint's comment as saying the parents brought the kids out of the hellhole, so the kids should be thankful.
- s5300 4y agoYes, that is what he’s saying. However, the kids did not ask to be brought into this life - which OP seems to describe as a hellhole overall. Why should the kids be grateful for anything after being forced into this world?
- Thorrez 4y ago1lint is saying it would have been a lot worse without the move, so the kids should be thankful for the move. Are you saying the kids wish their parents never brought them into the world? That seems more extreme than what I read in the comments.
- badpun 4y agoIf it's so bad, why not kill yourself? If you, however, choose to live on, then maybe it's not so bad after all, and some gratitude is warranted?
- atq2119 4y ago"Some gratitude" sounds very different from "a lifetime of gratitude".