Re:The Other Children of Silicon Valley
by jonathankoren on Monday February 01, 2016 @11:19PM
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My point was more that even unfit parents tend to recognize the role of parents. They're just not good at it. (eg "I'm a good parent! I take care of my kids just fine!")
Re:The Other Children of Silicon Valley
by jonesb6 on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @01:04AM
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I'm more inclined to believe unfit parents are unfit because they care more about themselves then their children. Their worried about their own problems and not introspectively critiquing their own parenting...
Edit: totally misread your comment, yup I agree. I think I just took the extreme of what you originally said (that unfit parents are rare), my bad.
Re:The Other Children of Silicon Valley
by jonathankoren on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @02:35AM
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NP. I realized my language was imprecise when I wrote it. ;)
If you think unfit parents are rare you should talk to a social worker, police officer, or nurse, they will be able to bury you with heartbreaking stories of what life is like for a very large number of people who are predominantly poor.