SideburnSundays t1_isn9ha6 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:45 AM

Reply to comment by StuperDan in Child reportedly stabbed to death by her mother at NW Harris County park, sheriff says by OrigamiKitties

It has nothing to do with world views. It has to do with a) being mentally stable, and b) providing basic care, neither of which are the slightest bit subjective.

StuperDan t1_isn9wj3 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:50 AM

How do you propose this parental fitness standard you imagine be administered and enforced? And again, who decides the standards?

EnvironmentalSound25 t1_ispl61k wrote on October 17, 2022 at 7:22 PM

Basics. Lack of abuse. Stable housing, food, etc.

Quilva t1_isrv6uv wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:33 AM

Plenty of people only turn abusive after the stress of raising a child

SideburnSundays t1_isnbd5s wrote on October 17, 2022 at 7:11 AM

Psychiatry and psychology already have objective standards based on the scientific method. That’s my entire point that you’re failing to grasp.

StuperDan t1_isne2kb wrote on October 17, 2022 at 7:50 AM

I don't think many practicing psychiatrists or psychologists would agree with your sophomoric assertion.

DearMrsLeading t1_isq67qz wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:41 PM

I had a psychologist in high school that thought being gay should be considered a mental illness still. Every group has shitty people that don’t follow the standards.