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RevenantBacon t1_itazizu wrote

Reply to comment by Rupertfroggington in [WP] You have the ability to see people’s kill count on their head. You tell no one, managed to stay away from shady people and live a peaceful life. One day, your 5 years old kid’s number is not 0... by guitarist2505

I mean, is it really the kids fault though?

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PuddleFarmer t1_itxd6fv wrote

If the kid didn't exist, would it have happened?

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RevenantBacon t1_itzo7fx wrote

That's not how fault works. Fault requires deliberate action or careless lack of action that results in something happening. The kid didn't deliberately cause injure to the mother, nor did they carelessly avoid an action that would have prevented the mother from getting injured. Going by the logic of "it's the kids fault for existing," you could easily assign the blame to both the father and mother, since the kid wouldn't exist without them. With your logic of "it's the kids fault for existing," you could call it suicide by the mother.

Not the kids fault.

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PuddleFarmer t1_iu1k9ig wrote

I am so glad that my uncle was raised that way.

His mom was diabetic. She was told that if she gets pregnant, she will most likely die. She really wanted a kid. When she got pregnant, she was told that if she has the kid (does not terminate the pregnancy), she will die. . . She died in childbirth, as expected. . . When he was in first grade, he got a step-mom who helped raise him.

Nicest guy ever. His favorite thing to do was to get babies to stop crying and either go to sleep or coo at him (he was a pediatrician). I miss him. (1937-2021)

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