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Originally Posted by ronaldo
The fact that the example I use is my 16 year old daughter is quite frankly irrelevant in a conversation with you because you want to impose your morals on everyone and in THIS case you're saying I should know better than a 16 year old.
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Here's an earlier quote of mine:
"I'm not trying to impose my beliefs. I'm trying to say that you and I share the same beliefs - of equality and that humans should be able to pursue life, liberty, and happiness. Abortion contradicts the values and beliefs that you and I hold so dear because it says that we deny those things to the unborn child."
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Originally Posted by ronaldo
If she's 24 would that matter? It wouldn't to either of us for entirely different reasons. I'd still say I'd support HER decision. You'd still say she's wrong if she doesn't see things from your point of view.
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We need to make a distinction. I would support my daughter, but I would not support her decision. Nothing changes that she's my daughter. We will have disagreements because no two people are the same, but that doesn't mean I would or should support her decision. I would try best to give my objective opinion on that matter and that's all.
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Originally Posted by ronaldo
If you don't think that you NOT supporting ANY decision your daughter makes in which she's so fragile emotionally isn't going to drive a permanent wedge between you both, regardless of whether it's contrary to YOUR belief system, you're sorely mistaken. After she's made one of the worst decisions of her life, the last thing she needs is her parents, the one's that are supposed to love her unconditionally, telling her what she did was wrong. She'll already feel guilty enough.
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I disagree. We can still love each other and get along even if we disagree on this issue.