[split] Ethics - parental responsibility re: children

[Ahriman]

Uh dude the whole point of Buddhism is that you eventually come to the conclusion that suffering is something you do to yourself.

Like you are right now.

I don't know enough about Buddhism to say what its "whole point" is, but...

I hope it doesn't say that our suffering is just our own damn fault, and we can make it go away by an attitude adjustment.

Psychiatry pushes that fucking nonsense. As if people willingly produce their own suffering and can turn it on or off like flicking a light switch. Suffering is a fundamental element of human existence, which is what Buddhism teaches.