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Originally Posted by ronaldo
Sorry man. Usually when someone says "I'm not trying to impose my beliefs", that's exactly what they're doing. They just don't see it.
Here's an earlier quote of mine for you...
"Just like you wouldn't want the law to be that your daughter MUST have an abortion BECAUSE she was raped and the potential IS there for that baby to grow up in a less than desirable environment, the same should hold true to the other side of the argument."
THAT is not imposing someone's will.
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The law would never be imposed in this way unless the pregnancy posed a risk to society and to the mother. Laws are made to safeguard us, not to ambigiously limit our choices. We are essentially free to do what we want so long as our freedom doesn't step over the bounds of another's rights (essentially the rights to life, liberty, and happiness).
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Originally Posted by ronaldo
When I was 15ish, my mother told me I was an accident. Hey, I was 15 so I probably told her to fuck off. But, that always stuck with me. A few years later I asked her if she remembered it and she was livid that I would even suggest that she'd said that.
You're right in that you'll still be father and daughter till you die, and yes your relationship WILL go on. If you think she'll ever get over it, you ARE sorely mistaken. She may forgive you, but she'll NEVER get over it. The fact that she'll already be struggling with her decision will only magnify it.
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My parents also told me that I was "a surprise" which I've understood to mean "accident". But I'm happy to be here. "Accidents" or rather "unintended" was probably the word she meant to use - semantics - do happen and my parents like yours made the best of it.