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Originally posted by littled16
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
And there lies the quandary. I would like to think that most of us would take the child if there were no legal repercussions. The problem is that there always ARE. I also think that most people believe they would take the child anyway if they were in that position, but realistically when they thought about having to give up their life, go on the lam, create a new identity, start a new life somewhere unfamiliar and always be looking over their shoulder with the very real possibility of prison hanging over their head they might have a different opinion of the situation.
It's very thought provoking and has caused me to question myself deeply.
Like I said, put your money where your mouth is, if your TRULEY love the child, you will run around the world for ever and ever until the child can fend for itself. why you might ask? BECAUSE IT'S WHAT PARENTS WHO LOVE THIR CHILDREN DO!
Originally posted by CaptChaos
Yeah, if it's so "heart-wrenching" for you, why don't you dingbats take a quick trip to any poor village in rural Mexico. It's not too far away. You can see dozens of little tots living in "heart-wrenching" grinding poverty and malnutrition. Their parents would love to have fat Americans take them away to the land of plenty. They will GIVE them to you. But you have to take ALL of them.
After that, try a quick trip to Africa. Then Calcutta. There are BILLIONS you fools.
Originally posted by CaptChaos
Yeah, if it's so "heart-wrenching" for you, why don't you dingbats take a quick trip to any poor village in rural Mexico. It's not too far away. You can see dozens of little tots living in "heart-wrenching" grinding poverty and malnutrition. Their parents would love to have fat Americans take them away to the land of plenty. They will GIVE them to you. But you have to take ALL of them.
After that, try a quick trip to Africa. Then Calcutta. There are BILLIONS you fools.