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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
Somer -- there is a HUGE difference between feeling a sense of responsibility to the child, and being court-ordered to financially support it. I would certainly feel responsibility for the child I helped to create, but that is a far cry from what happened here. If I made an effort to help two friends of mine who, in good faith, wanted to have a child together, I would certainly expect that it would be their responsibility to take care of said child. If they split up, if we want to talk morals here, changing their mind about being parents and asking for help in becoming parents (while hitting up a sperm donor for cash) is the only morally bankrupt position in this case. It is absolutely no different than an anonymous sperm donor, and those donors are not called on for child support. These woman are soulless, morally bankrupt individuals.
And while children are not "property" in the sense of a car or a pair of earrings, really, if we cut all the crap they sort of are property at that age. That's why people say "this is MY son" instead of "this is the young gentlemen who sprang forth from my loins." Ever try stealing one?
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Brian...so what you are saying is that because these two women behaved immorally (in your opinion) that relieves the man of his moral responsibility? How does that jive with free will and individual responsibility?? And a human being is never "property"...a parent has a MORAL responsibility to care for, protect and educate a young child, that involves setting rules and limits and controlling aspects of the child's life but that does not constitute "ownership"...the fact that so many folks see children as something they are "entitled to " is part of the problem.