[split] Ethics - parental responsibility re: children

[Ahriman]

I don't owe them anything they want right now, let alone for the rest of their lives.  Those little shits will take what they get and don't throw a fit or else.

I owe them food. I owe them shelter.  I owe them affection.  I owe them an education.  I owe them a trade.  Some of these debts expire - but can be extended at my leisure (and will be as long as I can manage it) into perpetuity.  One day, they'll owe me some place to curl up and die - but I don't plan on sending a collections agent if they refuse - and that..will be the end of that.  All debts, real and potential, satisfied.

You're just selfish.

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An apology wouldn't do any good, obviously. But you do owe them anything they want for the rest of their lives.

Really?  

Seriously, you need to have your meds adjusted.  You are delusional.

How much of an effort do you make to provide your children with what they want/need?