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Originally Posted by monster
Doesn't the whole task of being a parent fall into the category of having "a chance of emotionally scarring a child"? i have emotional scars from my parents and they had no intent to harm me (mostly) -they just wanted to harm each other and we got int the crossfire.
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It's a question of forethought. I would suggest to most parents that, yes, harming the other parent is likely to have negative repurcussions on the children, and they should avoid doing it. Obviously there will be times when we all inadvertently scar our children, but we make the best effort we can to stop and consider each choice we make. What's the risk, and how easy is it to avoid that risk? In the case of a pedophile befriending and loving a child (albeit in a nonsexual way,) I'd say the risk is high enough, and avoiding the situation entirely is possible in most cases.