> There's no reasoning about why you should have all the benefits and none of the liabilities from your parents, other than spurious associations with other thi

> There's no reasoning about why you should have all the benefits and none of the liabilities from your parents, other than spurious associations with other things you don't like There are plenty of children who have (great-)(great-)grandparents on both sides of major conflicts. In our specific example, my children's great-grandfather $foo fought for the Allies in WW2, their great grandfather $bar "fought on the other side" [trying hard not to fall foul of Godwin's law here]. However I typically advise my kids to look forwards, not backwards.