Re: Pregnant GF
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[HolyFimFed is looking for advice and counseling, not sympathy.
A reply that literally says "that's life" is not realistic and to the point, it is banal and defeatist. And it is not what I would expect from a good parent.
[/ QUOTE ]I'm intriuged by your perspective here. I don't see anything banal about the post you're discussing. I read it as a call to accept responsibility and learn a little about the effects of a decision to abort. You may think that's trite, but I don't see it. It's anything but unrealistic, and very much what a good parent might say.
Add to that the "defeatist" description you spin in and I'm forced to conclude that you feel that the OP is somehow "defeated" if he accepts his responsibility. I find that intriguing when it comes from a new dad like you (which I get from your blog). Don't you like parenthood?
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You are begging the question. It is not true that there is only one way out, for either party.
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I don't think I am. I am not arguing that there is only one way out; I disagree with his assessment of the post in question as banal and defeatist.
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