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Old 12-06-2008, 10:51 PM   #96
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by morethanpretty View Post
Once you have child, they are always your child. You have to treat them as an adult eventually, yes, but your responsibility to them never ends. They are in this world because of you. They are who they are a good chunk because of you. Genetically and conditionally. Therefore, you have the responsibility to try to help them succeed.*
To me a big chunk of that means: achieve personal happiness.
No, their responsibility is to teach you, prepare you, to survive. If they do that, you owe them, they don't owe you.
You're happiness is your responsibility. Any concern they have with your happiness is out of love, not responsibility, and that's a two way street. If you make them unhappy why in hell should they care if you're happy.
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