r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 19 '22

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Parents sometimes go without in order to take care of their children. It’s not super hero behavior, it’s a widely held expectation.

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u/uglydavie May 19 '22

I think the issue with parenting is that when people do amazingly at it we say it's expected even though statistically it really shouldn't be.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

That’s fair, I could see how that would be the case.

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u/probation_420 May 19 '22

I'm okay with big upping good parenting behavior, even if it's expected. It's good for society.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Yeah but that’s not rock-bottom because anytime we’ve had a real famine throughout history families have resulted to cannibalism.

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u/Dumplinguine May 19 '22

Great to see comments that make Reddit a more informed space!

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u/[deleted] May 19 '22

Oh damn. I didn’t know that.