Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by jl6 on Sunday June 13, 2021 @02:38AM
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But being a parent doesn’t end when the kid turns 18.
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Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by watwut on Sunday June 13, 2021 @05:04AM
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By the time the offspring is 30, parents are free to make decisions for themselves. At that point, many children themselves left miles away and have only sporadic contact due to living independently. Or joimed army. It is absurd to talk about it as if they were 5.
There is be way to become nun or monk without leaving your parents, siblings, friends, literally everyone.
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by Grustaf on Sunday June 13, 2021 @01:37PM
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Depends on which monastic order you join. Some are extremely strict.
Completely agree about "abandoning" your adult children.
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by watwut on Monday June 14, 2021 @01:39AM
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That was unfortunate type. I wanted to write "no way"
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by Grustaf on Monday June 14, 2021 @06:17AM
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Hm, and I wanted to write "some are strict, some are not". So there is a way to stay in contact with your family, you don't have to join a trappist order!
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by CalRobert on Sunday June 13, 2021 @02:57AM
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The part where you live to fulfill their needs does, though.
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday June 13, 2021 @11:56AM
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I would hope there is some middle ground between "live to fulfill their needs" and "seeing them twice in 30 years and never seeing your grandchildren".
Re:A US socialite who gave it all up to become a Carmelite nun
by threatofrain on Sunday June 13, 2021 @11:29AM
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I'd argue that fulfilling a child's needs is the bedrock to a more important parental goal — helping your children attain optimism in a world where many people lose.