EPTHaving a child - Page 3
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ZBiR
Poland1092 Posts
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Redmark
Canada2129 Posts
On December 22 2011 06:27 ZBiR wrote: Assuming it's 100% accident and there's no fault of that man, then that's totally not right that he has 0% of the power (of decision), yet 50% of the responsibility. That said, this assumption is 99,99% wrong; learn how to use condoms properly and/or don't be a cheap-ass when buying one. Normal, properly used condom breaks only in a 1-in-a-million freak accident. This shit is why sex education should go farther than it does. Yeah, we get told about condoms and what they do, but they honestly should just show a video of putting one on properly or something. Put one on a dildo or whatever, it's not like it's hardcore porn. But no, think of the children's nonexistent innocence! I get kind of sad every time I hear about young people having reckless sex, because I know there's a good chance of it ending up really badly for them just because they were dumb didn't think it through. | ||
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MasterBlasterCaster
United States568 Posts
On December 22 2011 02:51 achristes wrote: English class, about youth problems (especially in Britain). If you don't mind me asking, what exactly does any of this have to do with English? | ||
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achristes
Norway653 Posts
On December 22 2011 08:17 MasterBlasterCaster wrote: If you don't mind me asking, what exactly does any of this have to do with English? We are learning about British history and culture, and youth problems Britain is struggling with. Other than that you'll have to ask my teacher. | ||
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khaydarin9
Australia423 Posts
In an ideal world, the mother and the father would consult each other's opinions in an open and respectful manner, and genuinely try to understand each other's positions on the subject. However, the idea of forcing the woman to have an abortion (or forcing her to keep the child) against her will would be considered pretty horrific by contemporary Western ideology, so the decision must ultimately be hers. As to the question of whether the father should be obliged to pay support to the child if he was adamantly against the mother keeping it - I think if the woman knows full well that the man is opposed, she needs to make her decision based on the possibility that she will not have his financial/emotional support ... though, the idea that men could potentially go around impregnating women and then absolve themselves of the responsibiliy feels a bit prehistoric to me (like I'm subscribing to that ontology whereby females are ostensibly more choosy about their mates because they have to devote a lot of time and pain in raising a child, but males are biologically driven to mate with as many females as possibly to ensure the propagation of their genes ... which I don't necessarily agree with). Conversely, the idea that women could potentially take advantage of men by forcing them to pay support (which may or may not end up actually be used on what it's supposed to be used on, in some cases) is a bit sickening, too. | ||
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PassiveAce
United States18076 Posts
On December 22 2011 02:32 TiTanIum_ wrote: "With great power comes great responsibilities." Batman. If he got the girl pregnant, it is his fault. Use a better condom, learn to put it, give the girl a day after pill, teach your boys to swim backwards, I don´t care. Deal with it. That was Peter Parkers uncle. Get your shit together. | ||
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