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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•8 months agoI think of it as more of a fear of death and passing on your own genetics as of way of soothing that fear. Totally devalues the kid as their own person though (common thing for parents to do).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•edit-28 months agoUnfortunately, that’s exactly my observation too. Some people don’t seem to value life itself, but only if it suits them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•8 months agoThis is exactly it. The parenting hormones sooth the existential dread a little bit
I think of it as more of a fear of death and passing on your own genetics as of way of soothing that fear.
Totally devalues the kid as their own person though (common thing for parents to do).
Unfortunately, that’s exactly my observation too. Some people don’t seem to value life itself, but only if it suits them.
This is exactly it. The parenting hormones sooth the existential dread a little bit