Posted by morganator on June 25, 2010, at 15:34:42
In reply to Re: yes, I think so... » morganator, posted by jade k on June 25, 2010, at 15:01:49
Well we will have to just agree to disagree. I happen to believe mental illness nearly always develops part as a result of genetic predisposition and part as a result of environmental factors. I'm not alone in this belief.
And, yes, there is such a thing as a "near perfect upbringing". It's called two very sound of mind well adjusted parents that do everything possible to raise a child with the right amount of structure, nurture, and love. This will produce a child that is much less likely to suffer from at least crippling or severe mental illness. A child brought up the right way by the right parents will love themselves for the right things and have a high healthy self esteem. And, yes, there plenty of parents out there that should not be having children and are flat out WRONG for the job. People are selfish though, they will do what they want regardless of whether they are ready for it. People simply should NOT have children just because they want to. That is a very selfish act. Having children is always somewhat a selfish act, but it should always be one that is unselfish and selfless as well.
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