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Just ask any parent who had worthless kids how well that works out in practice. Sure, you might get lucky and have good kids, but lots of parents don't, and it
by shiroiushi 2y ago
Just ask any parent who had worthless kids how well that works out in practice. Sure, you might get lucky and have good kids, but lots of parents don't, and it's not always their fault.
- bamboozled 2y agoTheir kids might be really nice?
- shiroiushi 2y agoSure, they might be. But they also might not be. The odds really aren't that great, from what I've seen in my life. Imagine you had an opportunity to make an investment. The performance odds of this investment are: 1) a 10% change of making 10 times your money, 2) a 60% chance of doubling your money, and 3) a 30% chance of losing ALL your money (not just the investment amount, but going completely bankrupt) and having your life completely ruined. Would you take that investment? Of course these numbers are made up, but from what I've seen in life, it's probably not that far off: there's a non-zero, and fairly significant chance, of having a really awful kid that really screws up your life. If you're highly risk-averse, it's understandable I think why you might want to pass. Remember, estimates for sociopathy in the general population are 5-10%.
- kmmlng 2y agoI think any parent who thinks of their child as "worthless" has got to be at least partially at fault for whatever pathologies follow from that kind of attitude.