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We "own" our children?
I own a lot of things but I don't own people.
I use a lot of things too; as well as profit from some, too.
God blessed me with my children, gave them to me to love and raise, cherish and train.
We "owe" our children. We owe them our best, our honesty, our trust. We owe them the best life training we can provide them (even when it's F-ing piano lesson on Opening Day). When we can't do it ourselves we look to the community in ever widening circles until our God given responsibilities. We accept that sometimes our best and even the community's best isn't going to be enough and we will stand before God and be held responsible. Fortunately, God is loving and forgiving.
In Afghanistan, children are referred ro as gifts of God even in the most wretched of circumstances. I always kept a little hope for the Afghans because of this.
I'm pretty sure the ownership comment was just the natural progression of all things PS to eventually come circle back to blame someone and ascribe it to a defect of philosophy and character. YMMV,MOO.
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