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Upsetting discoveries here..


Reading the comment section of this movie has made me realize something pretty upsetting. Apparently, despite all the efforts by researchers and psychologists to educate the public on what destroys people emotionally, there are still people out there who think stuff can compensate for love when it comes to bringing up your children.

So, if you think that it is okay for parents to create a hostile home environment as long as they pay for a car and college, then I would ask two things from you:

First, please read all major studies on what sort of upbringing creates emotional problems for people (that usually don't go away in adulthood unless treated). You can start here, for example:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612101338.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151014121059.htm
http://www.buzzworthy.com/harvard-grant-study-men-and-happiness/

Second, please please PLEASE don't have children until you have learned this. You WILL ruin their lives with this attitude.

Thank you, peace out.

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Thanks Dr Spock!!

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Well, OP, that was very condescending...but, then, I'm sure that you're on a much higher intellectual plane than the rest of us living here on planet Earth.

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Who cares? I don't and neither should you. The only thing that matters is: does the original POST (not the postER but the POST) hold water?

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You are of course correct. I'd assume the number of kids you have would on average mostly correlate negatively with the capability to make considerate decisions. Not to mention that these are the same people who turn on their angry mode immediately when someone tells them how things actually are.

While the field is new and constantly changing, and not all studies are to be taken for granted, some major themes have remained unchanged for decades. For example, if you can find studies that support strongly authrotarian parenting, then please do tell me! Because I have not yet seen a single one and I*ve read quite a few of them

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