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Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#141

This is the first year when I can’t do that. Please go do it on my behalf, while it’s possible.

I lost mine 6 years ago. I regret not spending more time with her.

I wasted time on the computer instead to get "work" done.

Don't be like me.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#142

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Why? What is special about being a mom? Are moms better than non moms? Lots of booze and a one night stand will create a mom, right? Not exactly a special feat

It's a day for mothers (which could be a step-parent, someone who adopted, neighbor, etc) - it's not Biological Incubator's Day.

That's not really true. One would like it to be, but it's not. We are taught to worship biological mothers in society so that people keep having kids and thus feeding the tax collector, military machine, cleaning toilets etc. Take veterans for example- we put them on a pedestal so that more kids sign up to feed the meat grinder in the hope of having a "veteran" car sticker one day.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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She despises me for being gay. Not a chance I'm calling her.

She can hate the things you do and still love who you are. Shining your light where it's cold and dark is the only way to make the darkness go away. Hope this helps

I'm sorry, but that's bullshit. Being gay isn't "something I do" it's "something I am"

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#144

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Literally it does, "culture" is an excuse to hide some shitty behavior sometimes, many aspects of many culture are pure trash and must change. (I live in Asia). Child marriage is an example, very few will argue that it doesn't make them bad parents for selling their children, but it's completely alright in many cultures, nope, garbage culture. And what you say about every parents in Asia is utter-nonsense btw and it'…

Those are your morals though. There’s no reason other groups of people have to abide by it. You can force it militarily if you want, but that’s about it. Other groups think divorce is one of the biggest sins, but you continue to do it. Other people think dedicating your life to consumerism is the biggest evil. Why is child marriage and opposition to non biological sexual relations that different (for what it’s worth…

Are you really trying to argue that pedophilia is morally ambiguous?

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#145

Before I got married and had kids I thought it was a dumb Hallmark holiday. Now I think it's really significant and important to have an official day dedicated to recognize all the moms out there. Happy mother's day to all the moms out there. And all the guys that made them moms :)

Why? What is special about being a mom? Are moms better than non moms? Lots of booze and a one night stand will create a mom, right? Not exactly a special feat

What's special - it's the person from whom most normal people have received the most love and care. It's the people who do the most work to keep humanity moving forward.

Are moms better than non moms - by and large yes.

I am sorry about what your life's story must have been like. Luckily I can't relate.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those are your morals though. There’s no reason other groups of people have to abide by it. You can force it militarily if you want, but that’s about it. Other groups think divorce is one of the biggest sins, but you continue to do it. Other people think dedicating your life to consumerism is the biggest evil. Why is child marriage and opposition to non biological sexual relations that different (for what it’s worth…

Are you really trying to argue that pedophilia is morally ambiguous?

Obviously it is. Millions of years of human society thought marriage/sex with 13 year olds was fine until suddenly a couple hundred years ago. Yes I know that's not true pedophilia, but real child marriage was also quite common and considered normal and not immoral.

Fwiw I am not a moral subjectivist, but this is HN; if we're pretending cultures are relatively equal in value and empiricism is the expected outlook, then we need to acknowledge pedophilia is not historically reviled.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a day for mothers (which could be a step-parent, someone who adopted, neighbor, etc) - it's not Biological Incubator's Day.

That's not really true. One would like it to be, but it's not. We are taught to worship biological mothers in society so that people keep having kids and thus feeding the tax collector, military machine, cleaning toilets etc. Take veterans for example- we put them on a pedestal so that more kids sign up to feed the meat grinder in the hope of having a "veteran" car sticker one day.

I sincerely hope that you successfully navigate whatever it is that you are going through. This is not a sane or normal view of the world.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not really true. One would like it to be, but it's not. We are taught to worship biological mothers in society so that people keep having kids and thus feeding the tax collector, military machine, cleaning toilets etc. Take veterans for example- we put them on a pedestal so that more kids sign up to feed the meat grinder in the hope of having a "veteran" car sticker one day.

I sincerely hope that you successfully navigate whatever it is that you are going through. This is not a sane or normal view of the world.

Some people just can't handle the truth

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

#150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why? What is special about being a mom? Are moms better than non moms? Lots of booze and a one night stand will create a mom, right? Not exactly a special feat

What's special - it's the person from whom most normal people have received the most love and care. It's the people who do the most work to keep humanity moving forward. Are moms better than non moms - by and large yes. I am sorry about what your life's story must have been like. Luckily I can't relate.

>It's the people who do the most work to keep humanity moving forward.

How do you define "moving forward"? Just having more people?

What a strange person you seem to be to think that moms are better than non moms simply because they are moms. You seem to have a child's view of the world

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