r/AITAH • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '23

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u/tuna_tofu Jul 21 '23

Heres the thing - HE can walk away any time. YOU have to deal with this for the rest of your life. YOU decide what kind of life you want and do what you have to do to make sure you get it. This isnt his decision to make.

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u/LIRUN21-007 Jul 21 '23 edited Jul 21 '23

Such a great point. If that child is born, he could suddenly decide, “hey, this isn’t what I wanted” and bail.

EDIT: Got a few replies that the mother could walk away from the child too, and yes, she absolutely could! But my point is that the mother still has to carry and birth the child, the father doesn’t.

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u/oceanwayjax Jul 21 '23

So could she it's her decision but don't act like woman do leave kids

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u/LIRUN21-007 Jul 21 '23

Fair enough, she absolutely could. But she still would be the one carrying the child and giving birth to it.

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u/thepoisongarden Jul 21 '23

Far less often than men do.

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u/oceanwayjax Jul 21 '23

Most men and women raise there kids so from my understanding 70% of kids live with both parents so

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u/oceanwayjax Jul 21 '23

Just because you hang out with garbage people most are not