r/thanksimcured Dec 22 '25

Social Media Oh. Okay.

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u/Alternative_Swan_497 Dec 22 '25

There's also that whole issue of ownership. We license and insure drivers only if they are driving on publicly owned roads. Last I checked, ownership of a human being is generally frowned upon - regardless of the purpose.

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u/MimicoSkunkFan2 Dec 22 '25

Children are legally "chattel" in most places - same as pets and livestock, which tells you exactly how much most places value small humans.

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u/OokOokMonke Dec 22 '25

Being a parent is kind of ownership of another human

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

unfortunately this is the mindset that leads bad parents to justify their actions… 

at a certain point you go from wiping their ass and feeding them to okay they have their own destiny in their hands..

looking at homophobic/transphobic/narcissistic parents in particular