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Re:The Myth of Commoditized Excellence by hvidgaard on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:32AM (#21146201)
> Telling people who don't want kids that they are missing out on unconditional love is disingenuous.

I don't think anyone in this thread has made that claim. Just buy a dog if you want unconditional love. But it certainly is one major "benefit" of having children.

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Re:The Myth of Commoditized Excellence by username90 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @10:50AM (#21147640)
You said you got unconditional love from your kid. Unconditional means that you could replace yourself with any other person and it would have worked out the same. I don't think that is true, lots of parents don't get that benefit. Love from your kids is something you earn through hard work as a parent and not just something you get unconditionally. It is mostly true for dogs though, I agree.
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