[split] Ethics - parental responsibility re: children

[Belacqua]

[...] I'm not allowed to do anything fun anymore. I can't drink, I can't smoke weed, I can't edge to porn for hours at a time, nothing. It's like God wants me to be bored and miserable.

I understand the appeal of those things. But they really aren't the only fun things in life. Finding pleasure in constructive pursuits is kind of what being mature means.

I think you're right to focus on pleasure, but the trick is aiming it the right way.